Unit 6 Practice-1
Unit 6 Practice-1
Part 2: Complete the table by checking the correct column for each statement.
Part 3: Label the diagram by completing the sequence of nitrogen bases in the mRNA. Use these letters:
A, U, C, G, T.
DNA Chain
mRNA chain
Part 3: Use your codon chart to determine the amino acid sequence. Remember to read through the strand and ONLY start on AUG
and STOP when it tells you to stop. Follow example below:
Example:
DNA AGA CGG TAC CTC CGG TGG GTG CTT GTC TGT ATC CTT CTC AGT ATC
mRNA UCU GCC AUG GAG GCC ACC CAC GAA CAG ACA UAG GAA GAG UCA UAG
protein start - glu – ala –thre – hist – asp -glu-threo-stop
acid acid
1. DNA CCT CTT TAC ACA CGG AGG GTA CGC TAT TCT ATG ATT ACA CGG TTG CGA TCC ATA ATC
mRNA -GGA GAA AUG UGU GCC UCC CAU GCG AUA AGA UAC UGU GCC AAC GCU AGG UAU UAG
protein met-cys-ala-ser-leu-ala-lys- arg
2. DNA AGA ACA TAA TAC CTC TTA ACA CTC TAA AGA CCA GCA CTC CGA TGA ACT GGA GCA
mRNA UCU UGU AUU AUG GAG AAU UGU GAG AUU UCU CGU GAG GCU ACU UGA CCU CGU
protein met-glu-asp-cys-glu-lys-cys-gly-arg-glu-ala-thr-
3. DNA TAC CTT GGG GAA TAT ACA CGC TGG CTT CGA TGA ATC CGT ACG GTA CTC GCC ATC
mRNA AUG GAA CCC CUU AUA UGU GCG ACC GAA GCU ACU UAG GCA UGC CAU GAG UAG
protein met-glu-pro-leu-lys-cys-ala-thr-glu-ala-thr