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Protein Synthesis Simulation
Polypeptides Created
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Analysis Questions
1. In what three ways do DNA and RNA molecules differ?
2. Where in eukaryotic cells does transcription occur?
3. Describe the steps that occur in the process of transcription.
4. What is the role of DNA in protein synthesis?
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5. Describe the step in this simulation that represents transcription.
6. What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?
7. Where in the cell does the actual synthesis of proteins take place?
8. Describe the steps that occur in the process of translation.
9. Are all your group’s polypeptide sequences the same as the other groups? Explain.
10. How is this like real cells?
11. If there weren’t any mistakes made during transcription and translation, but there
is still an error in the sequence of amino acids, what might be the source of that
error?
12. What prevents these types of errors from occurring?
13. How is this simulation the same as what occurs in a real cell?
14. How is it different?