Name: ________________________________________________ Date: _______________________ Period: _______

DNA Frankenstein
You will be using your knowledge of protein synthesis to create a Frankenstein! You will begin
with a DNA code which you will transcribe and then translate to find the appropriate trait. You
will then use your list of traits to draw a Frankenstein monster!

1. Highlight your DNA sequence choice per trait. Use a coin to flip to see if it will be a boy or
girl.

Gene # Trait DNA Sequence Choices (Choose only one)

1. Height CAC AAA GGG CCA AAA GCC CCA AAA CCC
2. Earlobe GAG CTT TAA GAG CTA TAA
3. Skin Color TAC CCC AAG TAC CCC AGG TAC CCC GGG
4. Hair Texture CCC GGG AAA CCC GGG TAA CCC GGG TTA
5. Hair Color ACT TAC TAC ACT TAC TAG ATT TAC TAG
6. Eye Shape GCG CCG ATG GCG CCG GTA GCG CCG ATA
7. Eye Color AAA TTT CCC AAT TTT CGC
8. Eyebrow Thickness CAC GAG TAT CAC GAA TAA CAC AAA TAA
9. Eyebrow Shape AAT CCG GGT AAT CCG GTT AAT CCG TGT
10. Nose Size TCT TGG AAC TCT TAA AAA TCT TGA AAA
11. Nose Shape ACC CGA TTA ACC GGA TTC ACC CGA TTC
12. Lip Shape GAG ACT CCC GAG ACT AAA GAG ACT CCA
13. Lip Color CAG TTT AAA CAG AAT ACA CAG TAT ACC
14. Chin Shape ATA CCC ATA ATA CCT ATT ATA CCC ATT
15. Cleft Chin TCC CCT GGC TCC CCT AAA
16. Dimples ACG GCA AAA ACG GCA CTT
17. Widows Peak GTT TAG GCA GTT TAA GTC
18. Finger Length CAT ATC GGG CAT ATT GTT CAT ATT GGT
19. Cheek Shape CAC GGA TTC CAC GGG TAA CAC GGG TTA
20. Cheek Color AAA TGC CCA AAA CCC CCT
21. Feet GAA TCT TCT GAA TAA TAC GAA TCT TAA
22. Sex - Flip a coin. Heads is for
a girl, tails is for a boy

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2. Using the DNA codes from above, Write the mRNA sequence.
Gene # Trait mRNA Sequence Gene # Trait mRNA Sequence
1. Height 12. Lip Shape
2. Earlobe 13. Lip Color
3. Skin Color 14. Chin Shape
4. Hair Texture 15. Cleft Chin
5. Hair Color 16. Dimples
6. Eye Shape 17. Widows Peak
7. Eye Color 18. Finger Length
8. Eyebrow Cheek Shape
19.
Thickness
9. Eyebrow Cheek Color
20.
Shape
10. Nose Size 21. Feet
11. Nose Shape

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3. Using your mRNA sequence, use your codon table to create the polypeptide chain
sequence.
Gene # Trait Polypeptide Chain Gene # Trait Polypeptide Chain
1. Height 12. Lip Shape
2. Earlobe 13. Lip Color
3. Skin Color 14. Chin Shape
4. Hair Texture 15. Cleft Chin
5. Hair Color 16. Dimples
6. Eye Shape 17. Widows Peak
7. Eye Color 18. Finger Length
8. Eyebrow Cheek Shape
19.
Thickness
9. Eyebrow Cheek Color
20.
Shape
10. Nose Size 21. Feet
11. Nose Shape

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4. Using your polypeptide chain sequences, circle the corresponding trait on the following
data table.
Gene # Trait DNA Sequence Choices (Choose only one)
1. Height Short Tall Average
Val Phe Pro Gly Phe Arg Gly Phe Gly
2. Earlobe Attached Unattached
Leu Glu Ile Leu Asp Ile
3. Skin Color Dark Medium Light
Met Gly Phe Met Gly Ser Met Gly Pro
4. Hair Texture Curly Wavy Straight
Gly Pro Phe Gly Pro Ile Gly Pro Asn
5. Hair Color Dark Medium Light
Trp Met Met Trp Met Ile Tyr Met Ile
6. Eye Shape Almond Intermediate Round
Arg Gly Try Arg Gly His Arg Gly Tyr
7. Eye Color Brown Non-Brown
Phe Lys Gly Leu Lys Ala
8. Eyebrow Thickness Bushy Average Thin
Val Leu Ile Val Leu Ile Val Phe Ile
9. Eyebrow Shape Arched Intermediate Straight
Leu Gly Pro Leu Gly Gln Ley Gly Thr
10. Nose Size Large Average Small
Arg Thr Leu Arg Ile Phe Arg Thr Phe
11. Nose Shape Pointed Average Rounded
Trp Ala Asn Trp Pro Lys Trp Ala Lys
12. Lip Shape Full Average Thin
Leu Cys Gly Leu Cys Phe Leu Cys Gly
13. Lip Color Purplish Brown Pinkish
Val Lys Phe Val Leu Cys Val Ile Trp
14. Chin Shape Broad Average Narrow
Tyr Gly Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Tyr Gly Ser
15. Cleft Chin Cleft No Cleft
Arg Gly Pro Arg Gly Phe
16. Dimples Dimples No Dimples
Cys Arg Phe Cys Arg Glu
17. Widows Peak Peak No Peak
Gln Ile Arg Gln Ile Arg
18. Finger Length Long Average Short
Val Tyr Pro Val Tyr Gln Val Tyr Pro

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19. Cheek Shape Rounded Average High Cheek Bone
Val Pro Lys Glu Pro Ile Val Pro Asn
20. Cheek Color Rosy Non Rosy
Phe Thr Gly Phe Gly Gly
21. Feet Large Average Small
Leu Arg Arg Leu Ile Met Leu Arg Ile

5. Using your data, draw and color your Frankenstein Monster! (Provide some way to
show height reference).

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