1. Transcription & Translation
DNA to Protein Unit

3. Pre-Quiz Study Questions
What does each type of RNA do?
Explain how DNA is transcribed onto RNA.
Describe 4 differences between DNA and RNA.
What is mRNA splicing? What gets cut out and what gets kept in the process?
What is the role of ribosomes in translation?
What functions are carried out by those few codons that do not code for an amino acid?
What are the building blocks of proteins?
Find the codons that code for alanine? How many are there? How do they differ from one another? What significance might the differences have?
What if an mRNA strand has a mutation that codes for UAG in the middle of the strand? What will happen to the protein?