QUIZ STEP 4.

When the first and second amino acids are in

December 08, 2015 place, an enzyme joins them by forming a (9)____ bond
between them.

I. Fill in the blanks: Choose your answer from the word bank STEP 5. As the process continues, a chain of amino acids is
below. formed until the ribosome reaches a (10)_____ (eg UAA,
A. TRANSCRIPTION PROCESS UGA, UAG) on the mRNA strand. The polypeptide chain is
STEP 1: (1) ____ enzyme binds and opens the DNA molecule releases and protein synthesis is complete.
that will be transcribed.
DNA strand tRNA RNA polymerase
AUG mRNA Nucleus
STEP 2: As the DNA molecule opens, the RNA polymerase
GUA anticodon cytoplasm
slides along the (2)_____ and links free RNA nucleotides
stop codon peptide start codon
that pair with the nitrogenous bases of the complementary
DNA strand. Hence, if the sequence of bases on the DNA
strand were CCG TTA CAT, the sequence of bases on the II. Fill the table: Refer to the Genetic Code Table below to identify
RNA strand would be GGC AAU GUA. the amino acid

STEP 3: When the process of base-pairing is completed,

the RNA molecule breaks away as the DNA strands join.
The RNA leaves the (3)_____ and goes to the (4) ____.

B. TRANSLATION PROCESS
STEP 1. As translation begins, (5)_____ binds to a ribosome
in which the ribosomal RNA is found. Then, (6)___
molecules, each carrying a specific amino acid, attract the
ribosome. The tRNA (7) ____ pairs with the first mRNA
(start) codon AUG, to form the initiation complex. The two
molecules temporarily join together.

STEP 2. Usually, the first codon on mRNA is (8)_____, which

codes for the amino acid methionine. AUG signal the start
of protein synthesis. Then, the ribosomes slides along the
mRNA to the next codon.

STEP 3. A new tRNA molecule carrying an amino acid pairs

with the second mRNA codon.
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