DNA RNA Protein Trait

Transcription & Translation

Chapter 10

REVIEW

• Nucleotide – 3 parts?

• DNA – characteristics?

• DNA Replication – what does it make?

• RNA – characteristics?

DNA RNA Protein Trait

1. Transcription

2. Translation

Figure 17.2 Overview: the roles of transcription and translation in the flow of genetic information (Layer 5)

Figure 17.3 The triplet code

Figure 17.4 The dictionary of the genetic code

Figure 17.6 The stages of transcription: initiation, elongation, and termination (Layer 4)

Figure 17.7 The initiation of transcription at a eukaryotic promoter

Figure 17.9 RNA processing: RNA splicing

Figure 17.10 The roles of snRNPs and spliceosomes in mRNA splicing

Figure 17.11 Correspondence between exons and protein domains

Figure 17.14 An aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase joins a specific amino acid to a tRNA

Figure 17.13b The structure of transfer RNA (tRNA)

Figure 17.15 The anatomy of a functioning ribosome

Figure 17.17 The initiation of translation

Figure 17.18 The elongation cycle of translation

Figure 17.19 The termination of translation

Figure 17.20 Polyribosomes

Figure 17.21 The signal mechanism for targeting proteins to the ER

Figure 17.23 The molecular basis of sickle-cell disease: a point mutation

Figure 17.24 Categories and consequences of point mutations: Base-pair insertion or deletion

Figure 17.24 Categories and consequences of point mutations: Base-pair substitution

VIDEOS

http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/animations/transcription/movie.htm

http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/animations/translation/movie.htm