Analysis and Conclusions

1.     Distinguish between translation and transcription.

 

2.     What is the specific site for transcription and translation in the cell?

3.     How many tRNA nucleotides form an anticodon that will attach to the mRNA codon?

Critical Thinking and Application

1.     Suppose you knew the makeup of specific proteins in a cell. How would you determine the particular DNA code that coded for them?

2.     How could one change in a DNA nucleotide after the formation of the translated protein? (An example would be the difference between normal and sickle-cell hemoglobin.)

Going Further

            Create two additional traits for your CHNOPS and give their initial DNA sequence, mRNA codon, and tRNA anticodon. Include the resulting amino acid sequence.