1. From Gene to Protein

2. Central Dogma of Biology

3. Promoter Region

4. Coding (sense) and Noncoding (antisense) strands of DNA:
The CODING strand contains the gene- most genes start with ATG
The NONCODING strand gets TRANSCRIBED! This is referred to as the TEMPLATE strand. WHY???

5. Initiation and Termination Sites on DNA:
Initiator Sequence: TAC
Terminator Sequence: ATT, ATC or ACT

6. Transcription: Initiation

7. Transcription: Elongation

8. Transcription: Termination

9. Pre mRNA and mature mRNA

10. Post-transcriptional Modifications: 5’ Cap

11. Post-transcriptional Modifications: 3’ Poly A Tail

12. Post-transcriptional Modifications: Splicing

13. Why is Splicing Important?