Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

Copy Instructions
Make single-sided copies of the cut-outs.
• There are 5 versions of page A; each codes for a different protein.

• Give each student (or pair) one version of page A.

• Divide page B into 3 sets of strips. Give each student (or pair) a set of mRNA strips and a protein
strip.

Tips
• Make color copies of page A and laminate them so that they may be re-used.

• Cut out the pieces on page A in advance. This will save a lot of classroom time.

To make one long strip each of DNA and mRNA, tape the shorter pieces together end to end.

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 STRAND
GCACAAGCCGCAGCTCCAACATCGTGGCGGCG TEMPLATE

1A
CGCCGCCACGATGTTGGAGCTGCGGCTTGTGC DNA: Gene 1

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1B
CGGATCGCCTCCAGGACCTTCTTGAGGAGGCTCCCCT
1A

AGGGGAGCCTCCTCAAGAAGGTCCTGGAGGCGATCCG

ACTGATGGCAATCAG
1B

END
CTGATTGCCATCAGT

TRANSCRIPTION machine
(RNA polymerase)

mRNA
(Ribosome)
Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

TRANSLATION machine
mRNA

TEMPLATE
STRAND

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A1
 TEMPLATE STRAND
TGGGCGCCATGGTCCGATAGTCTCTCTA

2A
TAGAGAGACTATCGGACCATGGCGCCCA DNA: Gene 2

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ACAGCGCTTGCCTCCAGTTTACAGTCCTCTTCGTGCA

2B
2A

TGCACGAAGAGGACTGTAAACTGGAGGCAAGCGCTGT

GGCTCTCTCACCCTGAATCTGAC
2B

END
GTCAGATTCAGGGTGAGAGAGCC

TRANSCRIPTION machine
(RNA polymerase)

mRNA
(Ribosome)
Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

TRANSLATION machine
mRNA

TEMPLATE
STRAND

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A2
 TEMPLATE STRAND
CATTTAACAATTGTGATATTTGACTATA

3A
TATAGTCAAATATCACAATTGTTAAATG DNA: Gene 3

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AATAGATGATATTGCCAAAGAAATATATGAAGGTTAT

3B
3A

ATAACCTTCATATATTTCTTTGGCAATATCATCTATT

AATTAATTTAAAGAATTATGAATAAATTGGGAGGT
3B

END
ACCTCCCAATTTATTCATAATTCTTTAAATTAATT

TRANSCRIPTION machine
(RNA polymerase)

mRNA
(Ribosome)
Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

TRANSLATION machine
mRNA

TEMPLATE
STRAND

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A3
 TEMPLATE STRAND
TACCCATGCTAAAGCGAACCATGGTCTT

4A
AAGACCATGGTTCGCTTTAGCATGGGTA DNA: Gene 4

TTGGCTTTTGCCGGGGACTCAACGATGACAAGAGCTT

4B

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4A

AAGCTCTTGTCATCGTTGAGTCCCCGGCAAAAGCCAA

TCCGAATTACTTGTTGATCGTT
4B

END
AACGATCAACAAGTAATTCGGA

TRANSCRIPTION machine
(RNA polymerase)

mRNA
(Ribosome)
Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

TRANSLATION machine
mRNA

TEMPLATE
STRAND

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A4
 TEMPLATE STRAND
TCTGACATGCGGATATAACAGCCCACGT

5A
TCGTGGGCTGTTATATCCGCATGTCAGA DNA: Gene 5

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TGGGTCCTCATCATAATACTTTTCTGAGTTTGCAAGG

5B
5A

CCTTGCAAACTCAGAAAAGTATTATGATGAGGACCCA

TTGGTAAATTTAATCCTCGAATCCATA
5B

END
TATGGATTCGAGGATTAAATTTACCAA

TRANSCRIPTION machine
(RNA polymerase)

mRNA
(Ribosome)
Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

TRANSLATION machine
mRNA

TEMPLATE
STRAND

Updated August 1, 2019

A5
Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs
Protein Protein Protein
mRNA

mRNA

mRNA
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