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Genetic Code Worksheet
Genetic Code Worksheet
Genetic Code Worksheet
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Replication Practice
Directions: Complete the strands below with their complementary strands of DNA. Complete the chart below following
Chargaff’s rule.
DNA Strand C C T A T A T G T G G C T C C G T G T G A C C T C
Complementary
G G A T A T A C A C C G A G G C A C A C T G G A G
Strand
DNA Strand G A T A C A A G A T A G A C G G A A T T A C A A A
Complementary
C T A T G T T C T A T C T G C C T T A A T G T T T
Strand
DNA % of % of % of % of DNA % of % of % of % of
Sample A T G C Sample A T G C
1 40 40 10 10 5 22 22 28 28
2 30 30 20 20 6 15 15 35 35
4 33 33 17 17 8 14 14 36 36
Transcription Practice
Directions: Complete the strands below with the transcribed message of mRNA.
DNA
C C T A T A T C T C T C G C T C C A T A G A T T A C C C T C
Strand
RNA
G G A T A T A G A G A G C G A G G T A T C T A A T G G G A G
Strand
DNA
G G C C T A C G A T A C A G A T G A C G G T T T T A T G C A
Strand
RNA
C C G G A T G C T A T G T C T A C T G C C A A A A T A C G T
Strand
Translation Practice
Directions: Using a codon chart, match the mRNA codons with their correction amino acid sequence.
mRNA: A U G G A G G C A A A A UU U G G G U A A
AA: ___TA T __CTC____ __CGT___ TTT____ AAA ___CCC __ATT__
mRNA: A U G C U G U A A G C U G C U U C G U A A
AA: ___TAC___ __GAC___ _ATT___ _CGA_____CGA____ AGC___ATT__
DNA: T A C G C G G T G A A A T A T G T C A T T
mRNA: __AUG___CGC ___CAC__ __UUU___AUA_____CAG _UAA___
______ ______
AA: ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
DNA: T A C G C A G C A T T G A G C C A G AT T
mRNA: _AUG____CGU_ ___CGUAAC___ ___UCG___ GUC _____UAA_
______ ______ ______
AA: ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
DNA: T A C C C C A A C A C C A T A G G C A T T
mRNA: __AUG____GGG __UUG____ UGG ___UAU___ CCG___UAA_
______ ______ ______
AA: ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
Codon Practice
Directions: Use a codon table to complete the DNA triplets, mRNA codons, tRNA anticodons, and amino acids below.