8. Key:
A: Adenine DNA Strand 1. RNA polymerase binds to DNA and
C: Cytosine unwinds it
G: Guanine
T: Thynine
ATGCGC G G C A A T C T T A G C G T A A C G G C A T TC
TACGC G C C G T T A G A A T C G C A T T G C C G T A A G
9. GC G G C A A T C T T A G C G T A A C G G C A T TC
C G C C G T T A G A A T C G C A T T G C C G T A A G
10. G G C A A T C T T A G C G T A A C G G C A T TC
C C G T T A G A A T C G C A T T G C C G T A A G
11. A A T C T T A G C G T A A C G G C A T TC
T A G A A T C G C A T T G C C G T A A G
12. C T T A G C G T A A C G G C A T TC
G A A T C G C A T T G C C G T A A G
13. G C G T A A C G G C A T TC
C G C A T T G C C G T A A G
15. 2. RNA polymerase binds to
Promoter promoter region of DNA
region RNA polymerase
G G C A T TC ACGCC A G T T A C G G A C G T A T C G G C A T A G C T T
TGCGG T C A A T G C C T G C A T A G C C G T A T C G A A
C G T A A G
Coding Region
16. Promoter
region RNA polymerase
G G C A T TC ACGCC A G T T A C G G A C G T A T C G G C A T A G C T T
TGCGG T C A A T G C C T G C A T A G C C G T A T C G A A
C G T A A G
Coding Region
17. Promoter
region RNA polymerase
G G C A T TC ACGCC A G T T A C G G A C G T A T C G G C A T A G C T T
TGCGG T C A A T G C C T G C A T A G C C G T A T C G A A
C G T A A G
Coding Region
18. Promoter
region
G G C A T TC ACGCC A G T T A C G G A C G T A T C G G C A T A G C T T
TGCGG T C A A T G C C T G C A T A G C C G T A T C G A A
C G T A A G
Coding Region
19. Promoter
region
G G C A T TC ACGCC A G T T A C G G A C G T A T C G G C A T A G C T T
TGCGG T C A A T G C C T G C A T A G C C G T A T C G A A
C G T A A G
Coding Region
20. omoter
gion
C A T TC ACGCC A G T T A C G G A C G T A T C G G C A T A G C T T
TGCGG T C A A T G C C T G C A T A G C C G T A T C G A A
G T A A G
21. oter
A T TC ACGCC A G T T A C G G A C G T A T C G G C A T A G C T T
TGCGG T C A A T G C C T G C A T A G C C G T A T C G A A
T A A G
22. TC ACGCC A G T T A C G G A C G T A T C G G C A T A G C T T
TGCGG T C A A T G C C T G C A T A G C C G T A T C G A A
A G
23. ACGCC A G T T A C G G A C G T A T C G G C A T A G C T T
TGCGG T C A A T G C C T G C A T A G C C G T A T C G A A
24. CC A G T T A C G G A C G T A T C G G C A T A G C T T
GG T C A A T G C C T G C A T A G C C G T A T C G A A
28. mRNA Strand
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
AUGGCG C C G U U A G A A U C G C A U U G C C G U A A G
RNA polymerase reads DNA and
creates mRNA
29. mRNA Strand
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
AUGGCG C C G U U A G A A U C G C A U U G C C G U A A G
30. mRNA Strand
AUGGCG C C G U U A G A A U C G C A U U G C C G U UA G
Termination sequence
31. 4.RNA polymerase hits a
stop codon and releases
mRNA Strand mRNA
AUGGCG C C G U U A G A A U C G C A U U G C C G U UA G
Start codon Termination sequence
119. Transcription and Translation
Summary
Second, is Translation. First in translation, the mRNA
strand is in the cytoplasm. Then, a ribosome comes
and reads the mRNA strand in codons. The ribosome
finds the start codon. tRNA proof reads the mRNA and
begins to make proteins. Peptide bond forms between
the amino acids.