Name: _________________________________________________ Date: ______________ Period: _____
DNA and Transcription Tutorial
Directions: Start the program titled “DNA and Transcription tutorial.” Press the F5button to start the tutorial.
Do not use the keyboard during this tutorial. It will interfere with the timing mechanisms of the slideshow.
Genes and DNA
1. What is a gene? ____________________________________________________________________
2. How many genes do humans contain? __________________________________________________
3. What is the monomer of a protein? _____________________________________________________
Genes
4. What is created from the instructions found within genes? __________________________________
5. Where are genes located? ____________________________________________________________
6. Which organelle creates proteins? _____________________________________________________
Meet Melissa
7. What is Melissa’s task? ______________________________________________________________
8. What do construction blue-prints contain? _______________________________________________
9. What do genes contain? _____________________________________________________________
10. Which cells contain the diploid chromosome number? _____________________________________
Transcription
11. Define TRANSCRIPTION.
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12. Where is DNA stored? ______________________________________________________________
13. What is the function of RNA polymerase
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14. Which type of organic molecule is RNA polymerase? ______________________________________
15. What happens once the entire strand of DNA has been separated?
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Transcription Rules
16. Fill in the transcription table below.
DNA
A
T
C
G
mRNA
Predicting Transcription
17. Perform transcription and click on the proper RNA base that will match with the given DNA base.
DNA
T
A
C
A
G
G
T
mRNA
18. In order, list 3 things that happen once the mRNA is created.
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________
Fate of the DNA
19. After the mRNA is created, what happens to the separated DNA? ____________________________
The Final Stage
20. Why is a fax a good analogy to mRNA? ________________________________________________
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21. What is the construction site of a protein? _______________________________________________
22. Which process begins at the ribosome? _________________________________________________
23. Define TRANSLATION. ____________________________________________________________
Review Questions
24. Review #1 = ______________________________________________________________________
25. Review #2 = ______________________________________________________________________
26. Review #3 = ______________________________________________________________________
27. Review #4:
DNA
A
C
C
G
T
T
A
T
mRNA
28. Review #5 = ______________________________________________________________________
29. Review #6 = ______________________________________________________________________