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    The document provides instructions for an activity to trace the genetic code by identifying amino acids coded for by mRNA codons using a genetic code table. Students are asked to copy and fill in a table matching the order of bases in DNA, mRNA, tRNA, and the amino acid coded into protein. By using the genetic code table and considering complementary base pairing, students can determine the codon and identify the corresponding amino acid. The activity reinforces that specific base pairing is essential for transcription and translation, and that most amino acids are represented by multiple codons.

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    The document provides instructions for an activity to trace the genetic code by identifying amino acids coded for by mRNA codons using a genetic code table. Students are asked to copy and fill in a table matching the order of bases in DNA, mRNA, tRNA, and the amino acid coded into protein. By using the genetic code table and considering complementary base pairing, students can determine the codon and identify the corresponding amino acid. The activity reinforces that specific base pairing is essential for transcription and translation, and that most amino acids are represented by multiple codons.

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    The document provides instructions for an activity to trace the genetic code by identifying amino acids coded for by mRNA codons using a genetic code table. Students are asked to copy and fill in a table matching the order of bases in DNA, mRNA, tRNA, and the amino acid coded into protein. By using the genetic code table and considering complementary base pairing, students can determine the codon and identify the corresponding amino acid. The activity reinforces that specific base pairing is essential for transcription and translation, and that most amino acids are represented by multiple codons.

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    The document provides instructions for an activity to trace the genetic code by identifying amino acids coded for by mRNA codons using a genetic code table. Students are asked to copy and fill in a table matching the order of bases in DNA, mRNA, tRNA, and the amino acid coded into protein. By using the genetic code table and considering complementary base pairing, students can determine the codon and identify the corresponding amino acid. The activity reinforces that specific base pairing is essential for transcription and translation, and that most amino acids are represented by multiple codons.

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    Name: Mark Anthony Rentoria Date: 10-22-2021

    Gr Level & Section: 10-Jaena Teacher: Keren Grace Y. Sanchez

    Trace the Code

    Objective:

     Identify the amino acids coded for by the mRNA codon using the Genetic
    Code Table.

    Materials:

     Genetic Code Table


     activity sheets

    Procedure:

    1. Copy and fill in the table. Refer to the Genetic Code Table to identify the
    amino acid.
    2. Refer to the Genetic Code Table to identify the amino acid.

    Order of bases in Order of bases in Order of bases in Amino Acid coded


    DNA mRNA (codon) tRNA into protein

    TAG AUC UAG STOP CODON


    CAT GUA CAU HISTIDINE
    CAG GUC CAG GLUTAMINE
    GGT CCA GGU GLYCINE
    ATG UAC AUG METHIONINE
    GTC CAG GUC VALINE
    TGA ACU UGA STOP CODON
    ACA UGU ACA THREONINE
    AAA UUU AAA LYSINE
    GAA CUU GAA GLUTAMIC ACID
    3. To determine the order of bases in the first column (DNA), second
    column (codon), and third column (anticodon), consider the complementary base
    pairs in DNA: adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine. While
    in RNA, adenine pairs with uracil and guanine pairs with cytosine.

    4. To identify the amino acid, look at the bases in the mRNA codon, e.g., AUG
    using the Genetic Code Table. Look for the first letter of the mRNA codon on the
    left side of the genetic code table (A), the second letter of the mRNA on the
    second letter column (U), and the third letter  on the right-side column (G). AUG
    codes for the amino acid -methionine

    5. Do the same with the other codons in the chart.

    CODON CHART
    GUIDE QUESTIONS:

    Q1. Why is specific base pairing essential to the processes of transcription and
    translation?

    Because any change/s in the sequence of nitrogenous bases in the DNA can
    cause changes in the type, sequence, and number of amino acids synthesized by
    cells, specific base pairing is essential to the transcription and translation
    processes.

    Q2. How many codon/s codes for one amino acid?

    Most amino acids are represented by more than one codon because there
    are only 20 different amino acids but 64 possible codons. (However, keep in mind
    that each codon only represents one amino acid or stop codon.)

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