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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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Trace The Code Objective

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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