Activity in Science 10

Genetic Code Activity

Name: __________________________________ Date:______________________________

Grade and Section:________________________

Instructions:
a. Fill in the complementary strand of DNA.
b. Using the newly made strand of DNA as the template strand, make the mRNA.

c. Identify the correct tRNA sequence using the mRNA sequence.

d. Use the genetic code to make the proteins.

1. DNA ATG ACT AGC TGG GGG TAT TAC TTT TAG
codin
g
DNA
Template
mRNa
tRNA
Amino
Acid
2. DNA ATG GCG AGG CGG CAG CTG TTA TGG TGA
codin
g
DNA
Template
mRNa
tRNA
Amino
Acid
3. DNA ATG GTG GGG GCA TAC CGA CCC TTA TAG
codin
g
DNA
Template
mRNa
tRNA
Amino
Acid
4. DNA ATG AGA GGG TTT TTT ATG GTG GGG TAG
codin
g
DNA
Template
mRNa
tRNA
Amino
Acid
5. DNA ATG GAG TGT GAT GCG TAC AAC CCC TAA
codin
g
DNA
Template
mRNa
tRNA
Amino
Acid
6. DNA ATG ACT AGC TGG GGG TAT TAC TTT TAG
 codin
g
DNA
Template
mRNa
tRNA
Amino
Acid
7. DNA ATG TAC ATG CGG ATT AT GTA AAA TCA
codin
g
DNA
Template
mRNa
tRNA
Amino
Acid
8. DNA ATG CCC TCA ATC GAG GGT GCC TGG ACT
codin
g
DNA
Template
mRNa
tRNA
Amino
Acid
9. DNA ATG ACC GTT ATC GGG CTA TAC GCC TTA
codin
g
DNA
Template
mRNa
tRNA
Amino
Acid
10. DNA ATG GGT TTA CAT CTA GGG TGA ATG GCC
codin
g
DNA
Template
mRNa
tRNA
Amino
Acid

GENETIC CODE