Protein Synthesis Part 1 pp. 204-206 Transcription Protein Synthesis Part 1 pp. 204-206
RNA vs. DNA RNA and DNA both store genetic information, but are still different RNA DNA Ribose Deoxyribose Uracil Thymine Single Stranded Double Stranded Short (can contain one gene) Long (can contain thousands of genes)
Types of RNA mRNA (Messenger RNA) Carries instructions to make a protein
Overview The first step to making proteins is called transcription DNA RNA Protein
Location Prokaryote: Cytoplasm Eukaryote: Nucleus
Transcription DNA RNA Protein DNA is “rewritten” into mRNA Only genes needed for specific proteins are transcribed
Transcription RNA Polymerase binds to DNA DNA unzips
Transcription RNA Polymerase adds complementary RNA Nucleotides RNA has Uracil (U) instead of Thymine (T) Guanine and Cytosine are the same
Transcription EXAMPLE: Polymerase falls off & DNA rebinds DNA Strand A G T C G T C G A T C A T C A G C A G C T A G T mRNA Strand A G U C G U C G A U C A
Result of Transcription Produces a single strand of RNA mRNA then carries “instructions” to ribosomes in the cytoplasm to make proteins