RNA and Protein Synthesis
RNA RNA – Ribonucleic Acid Single stranded nucleotide chain Single stranded helix DNA’s Thymine is REPLACED by Uracil A & T “break up” because of the new guy: U But C & G are still 4-eva
RNA 3 types of RNA mRNA – messenger tRNA – transfer rRNA – ribosomal
CUGGUAUCG mRNA - messenger RNA DNA: GACCATAGC mRNA: Used for protein synthesis Codes for amino acid sequence made from DNA travels Nucleus Cytoplasm Ribosomes DNA: GACCATAGC mRNA: Codon: group of 3 bases “GAC” or “CAT” CUGGUAUCG
tRNA – transfer RNA Brings specific amino acid to the growing amino acid chain “fetching puppy” mRNA codon “UGG” Anticodon “ACC” Corresponding Amino Acid
The Genetic Code Use mRNA codons with chart!!!!
DNA sequence: TACCATAGC mRNA sequence: AUGGUAUCG 1st Codon in seq: AUG Find the 2nd letter in the codon across Find the 3rd letter in the codon down Find the first letter in the codon here
Codon “AUG” Methionine (START)
Practice using your own chart DNA sequence: TCCAAT mRNA sequence: AGGUUA Codons: AGG UUA Amino Acid sequence: Arginine – Leucine
Argenine – Leucine – Aspartic Acid Proteins = polypeptide = amino acid chain Peptide Bonds – amino acids are connected together through peptide bonds
Transcription & Translation Transcription – stage of protein synthesis where instructions for making a protein are transferred to an RNA molecule DNA mRNA : transcription Translation – stage of protein synthesis when the information in mRNA is used to make proteins mRNA amino acid chain