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Notes – Protein Synthesis: Translation
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Terms Gene = a piece of the chromosome that contains instructions for one protein Codon = a three-letter sequence in mRNA that codes for an amino acid Gene definition can be cut if covered in notes-transcription
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Codon Code Single strand of DNA Codon mRNA Alanine Arginine Leucine
Amino acids within a polypeptide Single strand of DNA Codon Code
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Codon Code Glue this handout into student notebooks.
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UCA CAT Glue this handout into student notebooks.
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Translation: RNA to protein
A ribosome attaches to a start codon on the RNA molecule Lysine tRNA Phenylalanine Methionine Ribosome mRNA Start codon
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Translation: RNA to protein
A ribosome attaches to a start codon on the RNA molecule tRNA molecules bring amino acids to the ribosome, tRNA’s that match the mRNA codon will attach Lysine tRNA Phenylalanine Methionine Ribosome mRNA Start codon
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Translation: RNA to protein
Ribosome attaches amino acids from each tRNA to form a growing protein molecule tRNA Ribosome mRNA Lysine Translation direction
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Translation: RNA to protein
When the ribosome reaches a “Stop Codon” translation ends and the completed protein is released Polypeptide Ribosome tRNA mRNA
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Codon Code Single strand of DNA Codon mRNA Alanine Arginine Leucine
Amino acids within a polypeptide Single strand of DNA Codon Code
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