Example 1 DNA Triplet mRNA Codon tRNA anticodon A U A T A U G C G C G C Transcription (In the nucleus) DNA Triplet ATG AAA AAC AAG GTA CAC ATC TAG UAC UUU UUG UUC CAU GUG UAG AUC mRNA Codon Translation (In the cytoplasm) Amino acids tRNA anticodons AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AUG AAA AAC AAG GUA CAC AUC UAG UAC UUU UUG UUC CAU GUG UAG AUC mRNA codons Ribosome – In Cytoplasm on the ER

Example 1 DNA Triplet mRNA Codon tRNA anticodon A U A T A U G C G C G C tRNA with amino acids (words) Translation start your mother wears a rubber band stop Sentence Protein AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA tRNA anticodons AUG AAA AAC AAG GUA CAC AUC UAG mRNA codons UAC UUU UUG UUC CAU GUG UAG AUC Ribosome

Example 2 Transcription DNA Triplet ATG AAA AAC AAT TGC ACG TAG UAC UUU UUG UUA ACG UGC AUC mRNA Codon tRNA with amino acids (words) Translation start your mother dresses you funny stop Sentence Protein AA AA AA AA AA AA AA tRNA anticodons AUG AAA AAC AAU UGC ACG UAG mRNA codons UAC UUU UUG UUA ACG UGC AUC Ribosome

DNA Sequences 1-12 1. ATG AAA AAC AAG GTA CAC ATC TAG 2. ATG AAA AAC AAT TGC ACG TAG 3. ATG TAA ACC ACT ACA TAG 4. ATG AGA AGT AGG AGA AGC ATA ATC TAG 5. ATG ATT CAA CAC ATC CAG CCA CAT TAG 6. ATG CCC CCG AGA AGC CCT TAG 7. ATG CGA CGC CGG CGT TAG 8. ATG CTA CTC ATA GAT CTG CTT TAG 9. ATG TAA AGG GAA GAC GAG TAG 10. ATG CCC CCG GCA GCC GCG TAG 11. ATG GCT CCG AGA GGA GGC AGA GGG TAG 12. ATG AAA GGT AAG GTA GTC TAG

DNA Sequences 13-20 13. ATG AAA GTG AAG GTT TAG 14. ATG TAA AGG GAA TAC TAT TCA TAG 15. ATG TAA TCC TCG TCT CGG CGT TAG 16. ATG ATA GAT CTG CTT CCG AGA AGC TAG 17. ATG CCC CCG GAA TGA TGC TAG 18. ATG TGG GTA TGT CGG CGT TAG 19. ATG TTA CCG AGA TTC TTG TTT TAG 20. ATG TTA TCC TCG TGG TTG TTT TAG

Transfer RNA (tRNA) with amino Acid (word) UAG Stop (period) CCG Is CGC water AUG Initiator (Start) CCU Subject CGG Every AAA Your CGA Drink CGU Day AAC Mother AAG Wears AAU Dresses ACG Funny ACC Have ACU Dog ACA Breath AGA The AGG Are AGU Beatles AGC Best AUA Rock AUC Band AUU An CAA Old CAC Rubber CAG Breaks CAU Pulled CCA When CCC Biology CUA I CUC Love CUG Roll CUU Music GAA All GAC Demented GAG Puppies GAU And GCA So GCC Much GCG Fun GCU Education GGA Door GGC To GGG Future GGU Father GUA A GUC Dress GUG Brother GUU Nothing UAA We UAC In UAU This UCA Together UCC Must UCG You UCU Informed UGA Around UGC UGG Read UGU Little UUA DNA UUC Code UUG For UUU Life Example 1 Example 2

What is the mRNA sequence for the below DNA sequences? 1. TAC AAA GTG AAG GTT ATC ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ TAC TAA AGG GAA TAC TAT TCA ATC ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ ___ ___ ____ TAC TAA TCC TCG TCT CGG CGT ATC ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 2. 3.

DNA mRNA AA 1. TAC AAA GTG AAG GTT ATC ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ AUG UUU ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ AUG UUU CAC UUC CAA UAG Start phe his phe gln Stop