1. Warm-Up: Please answer the following question using complete sentences
Warm-Up: Please answer the following question using complete sentences. If a DNA molecule has 15% Adenines, what percentage of Thymines, Cytosines and Guanines does it have? If a DNA molecule has 15% Adenines, it will have….

2. Deoxyribonucleic Acid vs. Ribonucleic Acid
DNA vs. RNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
vs.
Ribonucleic Acid

5. Function DNA RNA Stores genetic information Codes for proteins
Carries messages from DNA to help in protein synthesis.

6. # of Strands
RNA
DNA
Double stranded
Single stranded

7. Sugar
RNA
DNA
Ribose
Deoxyribose

8. Location
DNA
RNA
Nucleus
Nucleus and Cytoplasm

9. Nitrogen Bases Adenine – Thymine Guanine – Cytosine Adenine – Uracil
DNA
RNA
Adenine – Thymine
Guanine – Cytosine
Adenine – Uracil
Guanine – Cytosine

10. **RNA contains uracil instead of thymine. **
A pairs with U

13. DNA to RNA Practice:
DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA - U
Practice!
A-U
G-C

14. DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA - UA

15. DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA - UAC

16. DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA – UAC G

17. DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA – UAC GU

18. DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA – UAC GUA

19. DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA – UAC GUA A

20. DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA – UAC GUA AU

21. DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA – UAC GUA AUC

22. DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA – UAC GUA AUC C

23. DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA – UAC GUA AUC CA

24. 3 Bases= Codon Each codon = 1 Amino Acid DNA- ATG CAT TAG GTA
RNA – UAC GUA AUC CAU
3 Bases= Codon
Each codon = 1 Amino Acid

25. What biological process has made this possible?
TRANSCRIPTION!!!!

27. Pick-Up Line of the Day 
DNA vs. RNA Video

28. Closure Answer the following question in a complete sentence:
Do you think an organism could survive without RNA? Why or why not?
Sentence stem:
An organism (could/ could not) survive without RNA because…..