What happens when the mRNA leaves the nucleus?? It leaves the nucleus, goes through the cytoplasm until it attaches to a ribosome. Transcription is when the mRNA was made from DNA in the nucleus.
Translation Decoding of an mRNA message into a polypeptide chain (protein) Where does it start: AUG (aka a start codon)
The Process of Translation As each codon of mRNA moves through the ribosome the tRNA brings in a pairing amino acid. Each tRNA carries only 1 kind of amino acid.
Proteins Our proteins are made up of AMINO ACIDS. DNA: TACGCACATTTA mRNA: AUGCGUGUAAAU Protein: CODON: block of 3 mRNA bases
The mRNA Code Start Codon: AUG Methionine Stop Codon: UGA,UAA, UAG
If asked to find an anti-codon... Anti-Codon = block of 3 tRNA bases Anti-Codon would pair with mRNA AUGCGUGUA : mRNA UACGCACAU: Anti-Codon
Knowledge Check How many different kinds of bases can be found on DNA? What base is found on RNA but not DNA? How many bases are in a codon? In an anti-codon? How many amino acids are attached to a single transfer RNA? Transcription occurs in the ______________; Translation occurs in the________________. The process of making RNA from DNA is called _______________. The process of assembling a protein from RNA is called ________________________.
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Translation Reading Pg 303-306 During translation the cell uses information from _____________ to produce ____________. Summarize A, B, C, & D from figure 12-18. Where does translation take place? Where is RNA released to? How does translation begin? What are the unpaired bases in tRNA called? How does the polypeptide chain know when to stop? Compare DNA & RNA to a construction site. What was Gregor Mendel surprised to learn? 12-3 Section Assessment Questions