Daily TAKS Connection:
Replication, Transcription,
Translation
BIO(6): The student knows that the structures and
functions of nucleic acids in the mechanisms of genetics.
The student is expected to:
(B) Explain replication, transcription, and translation
using models of DNA and RNA.
Day 1
Construct a three tab
foldable
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Instructions:
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Materials:
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Foldable handout
Scissors
Pen
Colored
pencils/crayons
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Hotdog fold paper
along center line
Cut tabs from edge
to center along
dotted lines
Color each flap a
different color
Day 2 notes
Record the following notes
under the flap labeled
“Replication” 
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DNA synthesis
DNA → DNA
Occurs in the nucleus
1.
DNA double helix unwinds;
2.
separates at hydrogen bond
between base pairs
DNA polymerase adds base
pairs to both strands
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Adenine complements
3.
Thymine
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Guanine complements
Cytosine
Two “New” DNA molecules
formed– one strand original,
one strand new
Question
DNA passes information to new DNA during the process
of —
a.
replication
b. transcription
c. translation
d. osmosis
Question
Which of the following must occur before DNA
replication can take place?
a. Translation of DNA into amino acids
b. Separation of the DNA molecule into
codons
c. Transformation of DNA into RNA
d. Separation of the DNA double helix
Question
Part of a DNA strand is represented
in the diagram shown. In order
for DNA to replicate, the strand
must separate at which of the
following locations?
a. Between every phosphatesugar pair
b. Between the eight sugar-base
pairs
c. Between the four nitrogenous
base pairs
d. Between any two chemical
bonds
Question
If the template of a strand of DNA is 5' TCTACGTAG 3',
the complementary strand will be —
a. 3' TCTACGTAG 5'
b. 5' CTACGTAGA 3'
c. 3' AGATGCATC 5'
d. 5' AGACGTCTA 3'
Day 3 notes
Record the following notes under
the flap labeled
“Transcription” 
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RNA synthesis
DNA → RNA
Occurs in the nucleus
Adenine from DNA
complements Uracil in RNA
Thymine from DNA
complements Adenine in
RNA
Guanine from DNA
complements Cytosine in
RNA
Cytosine from DNA
complements Guanine in
RNA
Question
DNA passes information to RNA during the process of
—
a. replication
b. transcription
c. translation
d. osmosis
Question
3' CGGUAU 5'
This is a short section of mRNA. Which DNA code
probably produced this section of RNA?
a.
3' GCCTUT 5'
b.
5' GCCAUT 3'
c.
3' ATTGCC 5'
d.
5' GCCATA 3'
Question
Which of these represents the
DNA segment from which
this section of mRNA was
transcribed?
a. ACTAAG
b. TCUTTG
c. GAAUCU
d. UCCTGA
Question
The diagram shows how an mRNA
molecule is synthesized. What
would be the most likely result if
a bacterial infection stopped the
production of the RNA
polymerase?
a. A protein could not be
manufactured.
b. A lysosome would digest the
cell.
c. Osmosis would not occur in the
cell.
d. Dehydration could be prevented
in the cytoplasm.
Day 4 notes
Record the following notes
under the flap labeled
“Translation”  Protein synthesis
 RNA → protein
 Occurs at the
ribosomes
 Codons (3 base
sequence) code for
amino acids
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Use codon chart to
determine amino
acid
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Amino acids link
together to form
protein
Day 4 Student Task
Using the codon chart,
transcribe the RNA nucleotide
sequence below:
UUCACGGAAUGG
Question
RNA is used to code for proteins during the process of
—
a. replication
b. transcription
c. translation
d. osmosis
Question
Translation (protein synthesis) takes place in a
cell at the –
a. nucleus
b. mitochondria
c. ribosome
d. cell membrane