Transcription and Translation Worksheet

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Transcription and Translation

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Practice Worksheet

Example:
DNA :

GTACGCGTATACCGAC

ATTC
mRNA:

CAUGCGCAUAUGGCUG

UAAG
Codons:
Anticodons:

AUG-CGC-AUA-UGG-CUG-UAA
UAC-GCG-UAU-ACC-GAC-AUU

Amino Acids: METHIONINE-ARGININE-ISOLEUCINE-TRYPTOPHAN-LEUCINE


Using the example above, transcribe the following DNA strand into
mRNA and translate that strand into a polypeptide chain,
identifying the codons, anticodons, and amino acid sequence.
1. DNA: A T A C G A A A T C G C G A T C G C G G C G A T T C G G
mRNA: UAUGCUUUAGCGCUAGCGCCGCUAAGCC
Codon: AUG-CUU-UAG
Anticodon: UAU-GAA-AUC
Amino Acids: METHIONINE-LEUCINE -STOP

2. DNA: T T T A C G G C C A T C A G G C A A T A C T G G
mRNA: AAAUGCCGGUAGUCCGUUAUGACC
Codon: AUG-CCG-GUA-GUC-CGU-UAU-GAC

Anitcodon: UAC-GGC-CAU-CAG-GCA-AUA-CUG
Amino Acids: METHIONINE-PROLINE-VALINE-VALINE-ARGININETRYPTOPHAN ASPARTIC ACID
3. DNA: T A C G G G C C T A T A C G C T A C T A C T CA T G G A T C G G
mRNA: AUGCCCGGAUAUGCGAUGAUGAGUACCUAGCC
Codon: AUG-CCC-GGA-UAU-GCG-AUG-AUG-AGU-ACC-UAG
Anitcodon: UAC-GGG-CCU-AUA-CGC-UAC-UAC-UCA-UGG-AUG
Amino Acids: METHIONINE-PROLINE-GLYCINE-TRYPTOPHAN-ALANINEMETHIONINE-METHIONINE-SERINE-THREONINE-STOP

4. DNA: G T A C G C G T A T A C C G A C A T T C
mRNA: CAUGCGCAUAUGGCUGUAAG
Codon: AUG-CGC-AUA-UGG-CUG-UAA
Anitcodon: UAC-GCG-UAU-ACC-GAC-AUU
Amino Acids: METHIONINE-ARGININE-ISOLEUCINE-TRYPTOPHANPROLINE-STOP

Transcribe the following DNA strand into mRNA and translate that
strand into a polypeptide chain, identifying the codons,
anticodons, and amino acid sequence. DNA: C G A T A C A A T G G A C
CCGGTATGCGATATCC

mRNA: GCUAUGUUACCUGGGCCAUACGCUAUAGG
Codon: AUG-UUA-CCU-GGG-CAA-UAC-GCU-AUA

Anitcodon: UAC-AAU-GGA-CCC-GGU-AUG-CGA-UAU
Amino Acids: METHIONINE-LEUCINE-PROLINE-GLYCINE-PROLINETRYPTOPHAN-ALANINE-ISOLEUCINE

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