Name: ____________________________
Honors Biology
Protein Synthesis: Transcription
Date: _____________
1. Where in the cell does transcription take place? How do
you know?
2. Why might it be important that RNA is single stranded?
3. Create the complementary strands that would form during replication:
a. G T C A A G A T C T C G A T G
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b. C G A T T A C G C T C C A A A
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4. Create the RNA strand that would form as a result of transcription:
a. T A T T C G A T C A T A G C T
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b. G T A A T C T A G C A T A C T
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Closure
Compare & contrast DNA & RNA