UNIT 3: Translation & Protein Synthesis Lab
X & CP Biology II, Mr. Doc Miller
North Central High School
Name:Type Your Name Here Period: Type Your Period Here Date:Type the Date Here
LAB: Translation & Protein Synthesis
Computer Based Lab: Complete the computer-based lab entitled “DNA Structure. If you are using a Mac© computer, press “Apple+Shift+ 4” and highlight the completed lab on the screen. The picture will appear on your desktop. Click and drag your picture into the space below. If using a PC, press “Control+Prt Scrn” to get a screen capture of the completed lab and then click on the space below and click “Paste.”
Analysis and Conclusion: (Complete sentences are required.)
1. How many nucleotides are responsible for coding one amino acid?
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1. The following amino acid sequence represents a portion of the normal hemoglobin molecule.
PROLINE, GLUTAMIC ACID, GLUTAMIC ACID, LYSINE
Translate the sequence of amino acids in normal hemoglobin into:
a. DNA base codes with the sequence orders which coded for the mRNA
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b. mRNA base codes needed to code the DNA instructions:
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c. tRNA base codes needed to code the DNA message:
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The following amino acid sequence represents a portion of the sickle cell hemoglobin molecule.
PROLINE, VALINE, GLUTAMIC ACID, LYSINE
Translate the sequence of amino acids in sickle cell hemoglobin into:
a. DNA base codes with the sequence orders which coded for the mRNA
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b. mRNA base codes needed to code the DNA instructions:
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c. tRNA base codes needed to code the DNA message:
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5.Compare the DNA code for the normal hemoglobin to that of the DNA that makes the wrong hemoglobin molecule. What difference in the DNA must cause this difference in the DNA must cause this difference in the hemoglobin?
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1.Using the codon wheel and what you know about complimentary base pairs, fill in the following chart.
DNA Code / mRNA code / tRNA code / Amino AcidAGT
GGGAAT
CTT
ATA
GCT
GTT
AAA
CAA
TTT
6.On a separate sheet of paper, write a 2-3-paragraph summary on protein synthesis. Use the follow words in your description (UNDERLINE THEM AS THEY APPEAR IN YOUR ANSWER): protein synthesis, DNA, mRNA, tRNA, ribosome.
*Delete blank spaces and make sure your work fits on TWO PAGES. Click on “File”, then “Print”, then click on “Copies & Pages” and select “Layout”. Change the “Pages per Sheet” to 2. Print (it should print both pages on one sheet) and turn in.*
Grade: _____/50