Protein Synthesis Webquest. HONORS
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A) University of Nebraska
Transcription:
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/dna/transcribe/
Use “Transcription Animation” on my webpage in order to answer these questions.
1) What are the three regions of a gene? And is the function of each region?
2) What molecule “unwinds” the DNA during transcription and acts to add free
floating nucleotides?
3) What molecule is synthesized during transcription?
4) After the mRNA strand is synthesized and travels to the cytoplasm, what happens
to the “unzipped” DNA strand in the nucleus?
Translation:
http://www-class.unl.edu/biochem/gp2/m_biology/animation/gene/gene_a3.html
5) What is the first step of protein synthesis called?
6) What is the second step of protein synthesis called? What happens during this
step?
7) What three nitrogen bases make up the “start codon”? ___ ___ ___
8) What type of chemical bond joins together the amino acids in the chain that is
produced during translation?
Use your notes, GOOGLE, and/or your own knowledge to answer the following questions:
9) What is the first amino acid on the chain made during any act of translation?
B) Learn. Genetics
Transcribe and Translate a Gene:
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/dna/transcribe/
1) What is the start codon? Why is it important?
2) What amino acid does it code for?
*Transcribe and Translate a set of genes THREE times
Why do Fireflies Glow:
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/dna/firefly/
Protein Synthesis Webquest. HONORS
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*Read the passage below to learn about why fireflies glow and then begin interactive.
1) Where does RNA polymerase bind and why?
2) Where does the mRNA go?
3) What organelle interprets the mRNA>
4) What “makes up”, acts as the building blocks, to the LUC enzyme?
5) What must the protein do in order to become function?
6) What is the Luciferase enzymes “role” in the reaction?
7) What causes fireflies to glow?