DNA to Protein Notes (Section 12-3)
Answer the Following
Read pages 300 to 301 and answer the following questions
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How does DNA “code” for protein synthesis?
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DNA cannot leave the nucleus, so how does information get to the rest of the cell?
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RNA is made of nucleotides which are made of three parts similar to DNA
RNA
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DNA
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Three Types of RNA
RNA Type
mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
Structure
Location
Function
PROTEIN SYNTHESIS: Process of reading _____________ to make ___________________.
STEP ONE: TRANSCRIPTION
Taking DNA and transcribing it into __________, which can then leave the _______________.
STEP TWO: TRANSLATION
Taking __________ and using it as instructions (translating) for the order in which amino acids
should be joined together to produce a _______________.