Download WELCOME TO CLUB RIBOSOME

GIRLS GET IN FREE, FELLAS MUST HAVE STACKS ON DECK…
A-K-A “AMINO ACIDS”…
YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE- PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
 Thymi: Girl… Did you hear about the party tonight at Club Ribosome?
 Adeni: No, there’s a party… Do we have to pay? Or can we get in for
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Cytos: You must be talking about the party tonight at the Ribosome.
Females are free! And of course, It’s for teens, so No Smoking or
Drinking Alcohol!
Guani: Ok so we don’t have to pay, but how are we gonna get there?
Cytos: My mom can drop us off near the club and we’ll walk the rest
like we parked far away.
Adeni: Well I didn’t bring any clothes. You know I can’t wear my school
clothes! This DNA outfit CANNOT be at Club Ribosome!
Thymi: I know… my mom won’t let me leave the nucleus with it. I’ve
got to be a complete Uracil before I go!
Guani: No problem. Let’s go to Transcription after school and get new
clothes. They have the best sales on the newest RNA
Adeni: Sounds like a plan to me. Transcription has the cutest outfits.
You need to call your mom and make sure she’ll take us. You know how
mad she got you last time for changing her plans.
Cytos: She sure did! I was so embarrassed the way she blanked on me
in front of those guys. I’ll call her right now.
Hi mom…umm, so what are
you doing later?
Later That Day…
 Thymi: Let’s go to Transcription. You know they have the
latest gear. It’s called a “Codon” and it comes in 3 bases.
 Adeni: Well can I wear all 3 bases at one time?
 Thymi: You have to wear all 3 bases, that’s how it’s made.
 Transcribe your DNA to RNA now… When everyone in
your group is done, read Scene II.
Scene II:
 Guani: We look so good in these Codons! Thymi, your mom
was right, you only need to wear uracil when you step out of
the nucleus. It looks awesome!
 Cytos: Hey your mom’s here. She’s wearing RNA gear too!
 Mrs. Messenger: Hi girls. Are you ready to go to the
Ribosome?
 All 4 Girls: Yeah! Let’s go!
Thanks!
Wow, Mom You
Look Great!
She is just
dropping us
off, Right?
 Anti (male): Dad I’m going to the Ribosome tonight. Can I
borrow your truck? I’ll clean it with RNA if you let me use it.
 Anti’s Dad: So you want to get my truck all nice and spiffied up
in RNA, then go to Club Ribosome huh?
 Anti: Please dad, I can pull up in a tRNA, pay my amino acid at
the door and cruise on in to see the codons…
 Anti’s Dad: What kind of girls are codons son? And why are you
choking me out with your cologne for them?
 Anti: It’s what we call the girl’s in the hottest looking clothes
Dad. They’re the codons, and the fellas and I… well we’re the
anticodons. I named us after myself, of course.
 Anti’s Dad: Uh huh, of course son. Take care of it and bring it
back in one piece, without a scratch, and replace my gas!
 Anti: Great Dad! I will, I will, it won’t, and I will!
Translate your codons with the anti codons and write out
your amino acids. Then read scene 3.
 Scene 3:
 AT THE CLUB….
 DJ Methionine: OK you codons and anticodons… keep
moving through the door. Our main security man “Rob” is
dressed to impress in his RNA gear and he’s standing by to
take your amino acids. So anticodons, if you can’t come in
stack’n, he will send you pack’n. Please believe me. I am
your DJ, Methionine, also known as your friendly
neighborhood starter…The AUG! Finest codon in all the
land. There can never be… a party, without me! So keep
paying my boy, rRNA, a-k-a, ribosomal and I’ll keep the
music flowing. Hey Ribosomal how are those bonds look’n?
 Rob: Oh, I have the amino acids on lockdown with
strongest peptides around. We definitely have plenty of
amino acids on this chain. And it’s a good thing because
here comes trouble-------------
Sirens sounds are coming from everywhere!
 Officer UGA: OK people. There’s way too much noise
coming from this ribosome. We’re gonna have to stop your
party.
 Officer UAG: Yeah, too many complaints about the noise,
you guys have tRNA’s parked illegal everywhere.
 Officer UAA: And would you look at that chain of amino
acids. Rob I say you made quite enough for tonight. We’re
gonna have to shut you down. Let’s go kids, codons call your
moms to come and get ya.
 Complete the rest of the worksheets as your teacher has
instructed:
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