Protein Synthesis

Grade 845 min

aligned to B-ls1-1. Construct An Explanation Based On Evidence For How The Structure Of Dna Determines The Structure Of Proteins, which Carry Out The Essential Functions Of Life Through Systems Of Specialized Cells

Learning Objective

I can show how the sequence of DNA bases determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein.

Lesson Flow

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5 min

From DNA to protein - 3D

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Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Explain how the sequence of bases in a gene within DNA determines the sequence of bases in the messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule during transcription. Explain how the sequence of bases in messenger RNA (mRNA) determines which transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules are used during protein synthesis.

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