Polangui General Comprehensive

High School

Q2 - LP6

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 ACTIVITY 1:
Similarities vs. Differences

DNA RNA
DNA is double similarities RNA is single
stranded. stranded.
Both are made up of
nucleotides, which
contains the have a sugar another type of
information needed to
backbone of five
carbons, a phosphate nucleic acid that plays
form and control the group, and a nitrogen
base.
an important role in
physical and chemical The polymerase enzyme
protein synthesis.
is responsible for the
characteristics. production
biomolecules.
of both
Alcohol
can be used to
also contains sugar precipitate both DNA
and RNA in practice.
contains sugar ribose
deoxyribose and has and has the
the nucleobase nucleobase uracil.
thymine.

ACTIVITY 2:
1. AUG 2. CUG 3. ACC 4. UAG

GUIDE QUESTIONS (ANSWERS)

1. The second stage of protein synthesis is
translation.
2. The mRNA strand is used to construct an
amino acid chain during translation.
 ACTIVITY 3:
1.WHAT AMINO ACIDS DO THE FOLLOWING CODONS CODE FOR?

CUU: LEUCINE GGU: GLYCINE CGC: ARGININE UAC: TYROSINE ACU: THREONINE

GUG: VALINE CAU: HISTIDINE AAG: LYSINE UCG: SERINE GAU: ASPARTIC
ACID

2.SUPPOSE YOU WANTED A PROTEIN THAT CONSISTED OF THE AMINO ACIDS SEQUENCE
METHIONINE AND TRYPTOPHAN. GIVE THE MRNA SEQUENCE THAT WOULD CODE FOR THE
PROTEIN.
AUG UGG

2.SUPPOSE YOU WANTED A PROTEIN THAT CONSISTED OF THE AMINO ACIDS SEQUENCE
METHIONINE AND TRYPTOPHAN. GIVE THE MRNA SEQUENCE THAT WOULD CODE FOR THE
PROTEIN.

START CODONS ARE NECESSARY FOR PROTEIN SYNTHESIS TO BEGIN

AT THE CORRECT LOCATION IN THE MRNA SEQUENCE. THE STOP
CODON IS REQUIRED FOR PROTEIN SYNTHESIS TO COME TO AN
END.

ACTIVITY 4:
1. Transcription is the copying of information from a strand of
DNA into a new messenger RNA molecule (mRNA) that carry
the information transcribed from DNA. DNA maintains
genetic material in the nucleus of cells as a reference, or
template, in a secure and stable manner.
2. During protein synthesis, translation is the process of
converting the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA)
molecule into a sequence of amino acids. The genetic code
is a description of the relationship between a gene's base
pair sequence and the amino acid sequence it encodes.
 REFLECTION

1. In the activity, I learned that DNA is double-stranded,

RNA is single-stranded, and they are both made up of

nucleotides. I also learnt that a gene is a DNA sequence

that codes for a certain protein. By coding the genes,

genes define an organism's hereditary characteristic.

Furthermore, transcription is the process of transferring

information from DNA to messenger RNA, which produces

mRNAs that carry information copied from DNA, whereas

translation is the process of translating an mRNA

message into a chain of amino acids called polypeptide,

which makes up the protein, using enzymes and tRNA.

2. I enjoyed most on giving the similarities and differences

of RNA and DNA on its role on hereditary traits

transmission.

3. I want to learn more on giving the nitrogen bases of the

mRNA codon.