Title: In Class Activity: To understand Translation
Course: Biochemistry > Section: Week 10 - Unit 4_4: Translation

Purpose:

To understand the all process of translation

Over to you:

Use the knowledge acquire to answer the questions below.

Activity:

Answer these questions:

1. What is the nucleotide sequence of the complementary strand of this DNA molecule:

AA TGCGA?

1. What is the nucleotide sequence of the mRNA transcribed from this DNA molecule: TACAAAAAG?
2. If the mRNA sequence you obtained in question 2 were to be translated, what would be the sequence of amino acids?
3. Does every possible triplet in the genetic code specify an amino acid?
4. If a polypeptide contains 146 amino acids, what is the minimum number of nucleotides required in the mRNA from which this polypeptide is translated?