BIOLOGY ACTIVITY

RNA Translation Names: ____________________________________

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Objective: To determine the amino acid sequence that would be produced by the mRNA created in the RNA Translation Activity

Materials:

Your mRNA model

mRNA Codon - Amino Acid Table

Procedure:

1. Beginning with the 1^st three bases on your mRNA model, use the table below to determine what amino acid each mRNA codon will code for.

2. Write the amino acid chain produced in the space provided for Conclusion #1.

mRNA Codon - Amino Acid Table

				Second Letter
				U	C	A	G
F i r s t L e t t e r	U	3 r d	U	Phenylalanine	Serine	Tyrosine	Cysteine
			C	Phenylalanine	Serine	Tyrosine	Cysteine
			A	Leucine	Serine	Stop	Stop
			G	Leucine	Serine	Stop	Tryptophan
	C	3 r d	U	Leucine	Proline	Histidine	Arginine
			C	Leucine	Proline	Histidine	Arginine
			A	Leucine	Proline	Glutamine	Arginine
			G	Leucine	Proline	Glutamine	Arginine
	A	3 r d	U	Isoleucine	Threonine	Asparagine	Serine
			C	Isoleucine	Threonine	Asparagine	Serine
			A	Isoleucine	Threonine	Lysine	Arginine
			G	Methionine (start)	Threonine	Lysine	Arginine
	G	3 r d	U	Valine	Alanine	Aspartic acid	Glycine
			C	Valine	Alanine	Aspartic acid	Glycine
			A	Valine	Alanine	Glutamic acid	Glycine
			G	Valine	Alanine	Glutamic acid	Glycine

Conclusions:

1. Write your amino acid sequence here:

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2. Would your amino acid sequence make a complete protein? Explain.

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