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gy ro em yn em Essay Question
Directions: The diagram below represents a very complicated but necessary process that cells must go through in
order to produce proteins. Using your knowledge of what we talked about in class. identify the various parts of
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the process that is complete~ to perform such a task. If you have read these instructions. draw a snowman at e
bottom right of this page for two extra points.

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What is the set of three bases on the bottom of letter E called?
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What _are the name of the bonds that hold F together?
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What process occurs at s!'ructure G? WC! [\:)\C\r] Qf l
 2. A short mRNA sequence is shov.m in the box below.

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a. Using the information in the table below. determine rhe amino acid iequence t har h coded for by this mRNA
sequence in th~ box above. ✓

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b. Determine the ONA sequence /rom which rhis mRNA iequence wai rransaibed.

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c., Using lhe.infQrmatron on your genetic cock whttl o: chort. derermrne r~ fitff foor amino ad ds c~d fo, in
each of the foflowing situorions.

• Situation I : A mutation In fhe ONA W-"QUMCt" from part fb) chang~ rhe tiidh baJe (read felr ~o ,;ghO ro
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New DNA Strand

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Amino Acids \'(\('-;'c - ..f ( - I\~ Ol\l\ ] Y
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• Sifuation 2: A mulation 1n rhe ONA ~ ftom part (b) dtolere, rhe 1iic1h baJe.

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mRNA Strand ti) '(.l - ~ , , t hl Jl ) C\ ~I

Amino Acidsu }ft'( .; --:~ ( - I:') .( ;\~

d. In which ,11oot1on frc,m p;ort (<J ii the phen,,iype (pr,,iein) of the 01g•nllffl ltk,Jy to th tE,pl•in yo,,,
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