Transcription and Translation
Transcription and Translation
Transcription and Translation
#1 DNA:
A T G G G G A G A T T A C T G T C A T G A
TRANSCRIPTION
mRNA:
TRANSLATION
Protein (amino acid sequence):
#2 DNA:
T A C C C C T C T A A T G A C A G T A C T
TRANSCRIPTION
mRNA:
TRANSLATION
Protein (amino acid sequence):
#3 DNA:
A T G T T T G C A A T A G A A G G C T A A G C G T T C
TRANSCRIPTION
mRNA:
TRANSLATION
Protein (amino acids):
#4 DNA:
T A C A A A C G T T A T C T T C C G A T T C G C A T T
TRANSCRIPTION
mRNA:
TRANSLATION
Protein (amino acids):
#5 DNA:
T A C C G C T C C G C C G T C G A C A A T A C C A C T
TRANSCRIPTION
mRNA:
TRANSLATION
Protein (amino acids):
Answer Key
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Transcription – Translation Practice Worksheet
Fill in with the mRNA strand, then translate to the amino acid sequence
#1 DNA:
A T G G G G A G A T T A C T G T C A T G A
TRANSCRIPTION
mRNA:
U A C C C C U C U A A U G A C A G U A C U
TRANSLATION
Protein (amino acid sequence):
Tyr – Pro – Ser – Asn – Asp – Ser - Thr
#2 DNA:
T A C C C C T C T A A T G A C A G T A C T
TRANSCRIPTION
mRNA:
A U G G G G A G A U U A C U G U C A U G A
TRANSLATION
Protein (amino acid sequence):
Met – Gly – Arg – Leu – Leu – Ser - Stop
#3 DNA:
A T G T T T G C A A T A G A A G G C T A A G C G T T C
TRANSCRIPTION
mRNA:
U A C A A A C G U U A U C U U C C G A U U C G C A A G
TRANSLATION
Protein (amino acids):
Tyr – Lys – Arg – Tyr – Leu – Arg – Ile – Arg - Lys
#4 DNA:
T A C A A A C G T T A T C T T C C G A T T C G C A T T
TRANSCRIPTION
mRNA:
A U G U U U G C A A U A G A A G G C U A A G C G U A A
TRANSLATION
Protein (amino acids):
Met – Phe – Ala – Ile – Glu – Gly – Stop – no more decoding!
#5 DNA:
T A C C G C T C C G C C G T C G A C A A T A C C A C T
TRANSCRIPTION
mRNA:
A U G C G C A G G C G G C A G C U G U U A U G G U G A
TRANSLATION
Protein (amino acids):
Met – Pro – Arg – Arg – Gln – Leu – Leu – Trp - Stop