Name: ____________________________________ C.

Sequence the following steps in protein synthesis

Section: ________________ from first to last (1-6).
Score: ________
Science 10 ___A. Transcription
Unit III: Living Things and Their Environment ___B. tRNA – amino acid units link to mRNA
Module 2: Heredity and Variation ___C. Amino acid separate from tRNA
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT ___D. Polypeptide chain assembled
___E. mRNA links to ribosome
A. Choose the letter of the correct answer: ___F. Stop codon encountered in mRNA
The following is the base sequence on one strand of a
DNA molecule: A A T G C C A G T G G T D. Given the list of amino acids, determine the
______1. If this strand is replicated, which of the sequence of bases in the codon of the mRNA that
following is the complementary strand that is codes for these amino acids. Use the table for the
produced? Genetic Code.
a. T C G T C C G T C T A G
b. A G C A G G C A G G G T 1. Methionine ___________________________
c. T T A C G G T C A C C A 2. Leucine_______________________________
d. U C G U C C U C U A G A 3. Arginine ______________________________
______2. If transcribed into an mRNA, what would be 4. Threonine ____________________________
the resulting strand? 5. Lysine _______________________________
a. U U A C G G U C A C C A
b. A G C A G G A G A T C TABLE COMPLETION. Complete the table. Refer to
c. A G C A G G C A G A U C the Genetic Code table to identify the amino acid.
d. T C G T C C G T C T A G
______3. During translation, the tRNA sequence of Order of Order of Order of Amino acids
nucleotides arranged linearlyis _______. bases in bases in bases in coded into
a. T C G T C C G T C T A G DNA mRNA tRNA proteins
b. A A U G C C A G U G G U TAG AUC
c. A G C A G G C A G A U C CAT CAU VALINE
d. U C G U C C G U C U A G GUC VALINE
GGT CCA GGU
B. Each combinations of nitrogen bases on the mRNA
molecule is a codon, which is a three-letter code for
a specific amino acid. The table shows the mRNA
codon for each amino acid. Use the Genetic Code
Table to answer the questions.
4. The codon for tryptophan is _______.
5. For leucine, there are _______ different codons.
6. The codon GAU is for __________.
7. In a stop codon, if the second base is G, the first
and third bases are
____ and ___.