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PUZZLE: Protein Synthesis
DNA TO RNA
During transcription, the DNA double helix unwinds and unzips, and a single strand of RNA, designated messenger RNA (mRNA), is assembled using the nucleotide sequence of one of the DNA strands as a pattern (template). Let’s see how this happens:
- You will construct a single strand of DNA consisting of nine DNA nucleotides of the following DNA base sequence: T – G – C – A – C – C – T – G – C. With the purine and pyrimidine bases pointing to the right, lay the strand out vertically on the left side of the screen.
- Now assemble RNA nucleotides complementary to the exposed nitrogen bases of the DNA strand. Don’t forget to substitute the pyrimidine uracil for thymine and ribose sugar for deoxyribose sugar.
- Click print, save the file. You will upload it along with your assignment at the end of this module.
