Central Dogma Online

Please do not write on the handout Central Dogma Online YOUR ANSWERS NEED TO BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES Part 1 Go to: http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/animations.htm Click on: Central Dogma of Biochemistry 1. Read the text on each screen 2. Click on VIEW ANIMATION 3. Watch animaiton 4. Then click NEXT *** Every time you must click VIEW ANIMATION THEN NEXT *** Answer the following questions: 1. How do we store our genetic information? 2. What enzyme is used in DNA replication? 3. In your own words – Describe transcription. 4. Draw translation. (label: mRNA, ribosome, protein) 5. Where does transcription happen? 6. Where does translation happen? 7. Give an example of a structural protein. 8. Complete this sentence The genetic information yields molecules that carry out ____________________________________ of life. Part 2 Go to: http://www-class.unl.edu/biochem/gp2/m_biology/animation/m_bio_ga.html# SCROLL DOWN and click on View Transcription Animation Answer the following questions while reading and watching, click the arrow as needed 1. Where does protein synthesis begin? 2. The information is encoded in the ______________________________. 3. What is the first step of protein syntheis? Decribe this step. 4. What are the three regions of a gene? 5. What enzyme reads DNA and codes mRNA strands? 6. What stops the mRNA construction? Part 3 Using the same website as in part 2 SCROLL DOWN and click on View Translation Animation Answer the following questions while reading and watching, click the arrow as needed 1. The mRNA carries the information encoded in the DNA squence _________________________ where the second step takes place. 2. What is the second step of protein synthesis? Desribe this step. 3. How may nucluotides make up a codon? 4. What is the codon “AUG” important? 5. What are on the two ends of a tRNA? 6. When does the process of binding amino acids discontinue? 7. What gives proteins their unique function?