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Understanding RNA. R ibo n ucleic A cid. A. Sugar ( ribose ). B. Phosphate Group. 1 . Made of Nucleotides:. C. Nitrogen Bases. B. A. C. A. Cytosine Guanine (C G). B. Adenine Uracil (A U).
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Understanding RNA Ribonucleic Acid
A. Sugar (ribose) B. Phosphate Group 1. Made of Nucleotides: C. Nitrogen Bases B A C
A. Cytosine Guanine (C G) B. Adenine Uracil (A U) Notice that RNA has Uracil (not thymine) 2. Rules for Base Pairing:
3. What is the function of RNA? * helps to make protein 4. Types of RNA A. Messenger (mRNA) B. Transfer (tRNA) C. Ribosomal (rRNA)
Nitrogen Base Sugar (ribose) Phosphate Group
√ √ √ √ Comparing DNA & RNA √ √
√ √ Comparing DNA & RNA √ √ √
√ √ Comparing DNA & RNA √ √ √
√ Comparing DNA & RNA
Protein Synthesis: How Proteins are Made
Step 1: Transcription– making a mRNA copy of DNA; occurs in the nucleus
Why Transcription? Don’t Write This Slide, Just Read!!! • DNA contains volumes of information about making protein. • Unfortunately, DNA is too huge to leave the nucleus but the protein is made in the ribosomes.
The DNA molecule unzips at the nitrogen bases • mRNA nucleotides pair up with DNA nucleotides (one side) Summary of Transcription
Summary of Transcription C. DNA “rezips” and mRNA leaves the nucleus Click Here for Transcription Animation
Step 2: Translation – amino acids are being assembled into proteins; occurs in the ribosomes
B. 3 mRNA nucleotides (codons) pair up with 3 tRNA nucleotides (anticodons) C. amino acids are added until the “stop” message is reached Summary of Translation A. mRNA enters the ribosome
* 1 codon makes 1 amino acid; 3 nitrogen bases makes 1 amino acid * Codon – three mRNA bases * Anticodon – three tRNA bases
Example: DNA: DNA: TAC – AGG – GGT - ACG – CCG – AAT – GGG – ATT – AUG – UCC – CCA – UGC – GGC – UUA – CCC – UAA - mRNA: tRNA: Amino Acid:
Example: DNA: GCA – AAT- TTA mRNA: CGU – UUA - AAU tRNA: Amino Acid:
Example: DNA: TAC – AGG – GGT - ACG – CCG – AAT – GGG – ATT – mRNA: AUG – UCC – CCA – UGC – GGC – UUA – CCC – UAA - UAC – AGG – GGU – ACG – CCG – AAU – GGG – AUU - tRNA: Amino Acid:
Example: DNA: GCA – AAT- TTA mRNA: CGU – UUA - AAU tRNA: GCA – AAU - UUA Amino Acid:
Write this on the bottom of your “Chart of Amino Acids”: Use mRNA to find the Amino Acid on the Chart
U C A G U Phenylalanine Phenylalanine Leucine Leucine Serine Serine Serine Serine Tyrosine Tyrosine Stop Stop Cysteine Cysteine Stop Tryptophan U C A G Second mRNA Base C Leucine Leucine Leucine Leucine Proline Proline Proline Proline Histidine Histidine Glutamine Glutamine Arginine Arginine Arginine Arginine UCAG First mRNA Base Third mRNA Base A Isoleucine Isoleucine Isoleucine Methionine Threonine Threonine Threonine Threonine Asparagine Asparagine Lysine Lysine Serine Serine Arginine Arginine UCAG G Valine Valine Valine Valine Alanine Alanine Alanine Alanine Aspartic Acid Aspartic Acid Glutamic Acid Glutamic Acid Glycine Glycine Glycine Glycine UCAG
Amino Acid: Example: DNA: TAC – AGG – GGT - ACG – CCG – AAT – GGG – ATT – mRNA: AUG – UCC – CCA – UGC – GGC – UUA – CCC – UAA - tRNA:UAC – AGG – GGU – ACG – CCG – AAU – GGG – AUU - - STOP – Pro Met – Gly – Leu – Ser – Cys – Pro
Anticodon Codon