Protein Synthesis Practice Worksheet Example

DNA : G T A C G C G T A T A C C G A C A T T C

mRNA: C A U G C G C A U A U G G C U G U A A G

Codons: AUG-CGC-AUA-UGG-CUG-UAA

Anticodons: UAC-GCG-UAU-ACC-GAC-AUU

Amino Acids: METHIONINE-ARGININE-ISOLEUCINE-TRYP TOPHAN-LEUCINE

Using the example above, transcribe the following DNA strand into mRNA and translate that strand into a polypeptide chain, identifying the codons, anticodons, and amino acid sequence.

1. DNA: G C T A G C T A G C A A T A C G T G T A C A T C G

mRNA: C G A U C G A U C G U U A U G C A C A U G U A G C

Codon:

Anticodon:

Amino Acids:

2. DNA: T A C G C T T A G C T A G C T A G C T A G C T A G C T G A T C G A

mRNA: A U G C G A A U C G A U C G A U C G A U C G A U C G A C U A G C U

Codon:

Anitcodon:

Amino Acids:

3. DNA: C G T A C A T C G A C T G A T C G A T C A T C

mRNA: G C A U G U A G C U G A C U A G C U A G U A G

Codon:

Anitcodon:

Amino Acids:

4. DNA: T A T A T A C G A T C G T A G C T A

mRNA: A U A U A U G C U A G C A U C G A U

Codon:

Anitcodon:

Amino Acids:

Transcribe the following DNA strand into mRNA and translate that strand into a polypeptide chain, identifying the codons, anticodons, and amino acid sequence.

DNA: G C A T A C T A A A T C G A T C G T A A C T G A T C

MRNA: C GU A U G A U U U A G C U A G C A U U G A C U A G

Codon:

Anticodon:

Amino Acids: