1. Protein Synthesis Word Scramble
Engagement activity

2. Use the key below to decode the message then complete the activity described in the message!
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3. Answer 23-18-9-20-5 = Write 20-8-9-19 = this 4-14-1= DNA
= Turn
20-15 = to
1 = a
=new
= page
9-14 = in
= your
= notebook.
= Write
= this
4-14-1= DNA
= strand
= CTG
1-3-7 = ACG

4. Replicate the DNA strand in your notebook
What does replicate mean? COPY!
DNA to DNA compliment
CTG ACG
GAC TGC

5. Transcribe the DNA strand in your notebook
What does transcribe mean? Rewrite in mRNA!
DNA to mRNA
*new rule: no thymine! Replace with_________________
URACIL
CTG ACG
GUC UGC

6. Now we will learn to do the final step of Protein Synthesis: Translation
Reading the mRNA, matching it with its tRNA anticodon, and crating a protein from the mRNA

8. How to translate the mRNA
Use the mRNA codons to find the amino acid in the chart
Example: ACG = ___________________
THREONINE
GUC UGC

9. Translate the DNA strand in your notebook
What does translate mean? Read message and create new message!
mRNA to Protein! (the whole goal of PROTEIN synthesis!)
GUC UGC
GUC- valine
UGC -cysteine