DNA to Protein
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Objective
I can describe how DNA's code is transcribed into RNA and then translated into a protein.
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Practice
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Define transcription in your own words.
Explain why transcription is necessary in the process of protein synthesis.
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Exit ticket
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“If a strand of DNA has the sequence CAG, what would be the corresponding mRNA codon produced during transcription? Where in the cell does translation occur? ”
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