Name: _____________________________
Date: __________________
Period: ________
DNA and Protein Synthesis Stations
Station 1
DNA triplets:
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
mRNA codons: ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Station 2
Hint: Use the
“Template DNA” to
find the correct mRNA
sequence (not the
complementary DNA)
Station 3
Template DNA:
1. GGCTA_________________________________________________
2. GGCUA_________________________________________________
3. ___________
Station 4
1.
__________ __________
2. _________
Station 5
Correct order of tRNA molecules: 1. ___________2.___________3.___________4.___________
(write the correct anti-codons above)
1. Correct order of amino acids:
1. ____________2.____________3._lysine__4._____________
Station 6
1. ____________
2. __________
3. ___________________________
4. __________ and __________
Station 7
*Instructions: remove the six cards from the baggy and match the type of RNA with the correct picture of
RNA (raise your hand if you need help). Label the pictures below when you have finished.
___________________
___________________
___________________
***Don’t forget to put the cards back in the baggy!
Station 8
*Instructions: remove the five cards from the baggy, and place them in the correct order for protein
synthesis (raise your hand if you need help). Sketch the correct sequence of protein synthesis below,
when you have finished.
***Don’t forget to put the cards back in the baggy!