Protein Synthesis

Review Worksheet:

Name the amino acid

coded for by each of
these codons:
a. UUA

In DNA, A binds with

____________ and G binds with
_____________.

b. AUU
c. UGU

In RNA, A binds with

____________ and G binds with
_____________.
Name the 4 nitrogen bases on
DNA. Name the 4 nitrogenous
bases in RNA.
Transcription takes place in the
________________; translation
takes place in the
_______________.
The ___-RNA is read and a
protein is assembled in a
process on the _______________.
The building blocks of proteins are
_________________________.
A chain of amino acids is called a
_______________________ because it is made out
of molecules joined with peptide bonds.

d. AAA
e. GAG
f. UAA
Proteins are
synthesized (made)
at what organelle in
the cytoplasm?

What would the

translation of these mRNA transcripts produce?
a. UAA CAA GGA GCA UCC

b. UGA CCC GAU UUC AGC

1st Fill in the

complimentary DNA
strand using DNA
base pairing rules.
2nd Fill in the correct
mRNA bases by
transcribing the
bottom DNA code.
3rd Translate the
mRNA codons and
find the correct amino
acid using the Codon
Table.
4th Write in the amino
acid and the correct
tRNA coding