Chapter 10: Replication, Transcription, and Translation Practice-2019

Table 1 shows the sequence of part of the DNA molecule that makes human hemoglobin.
1. Using the original human DNA as the template, determine the sequence of bases for an
mRNA strand created through transcription.
2. Translate the mRNA into the amino acid chain using the Codon Table

Table 1
Human mRNA Strand Amino Acid
DNA
G
T
T
C
A
T
C
T
T
A
C
C
C
C
C
C
A
G
C
A
G
A
A
A
T
C
T
G
C
T

1. In what part of the cell does transcription take place?

2. What is the name of the enzyme that opens up the DNA strand and allows complimentary
RNA nucleotides to form the mRNA strand?
3. In what part of the cell does translation take place?
4. What is the role of mRNA?______________________________________________
5. What is the role of tRNA? ______________________________________________
6. What is the role of the ribosome (rRNA)? ___________________________________
Complete the table below showing sequences of DNA, mRNA codons, anticodons, and
corresponding amino acids. Use the list of mRNA codons in the table to assist you in
completing this exercise. Remember that the genetic code is based on mRNA codons.

Decoding DNA

DNA GAT

mRNA
UAU
codon
tRNA
UUC
Anticodon

Amino acid Tryptophan