1/27-30: Language of Genetics Warm-Up

How do you feel about the Protein Synthesis Test we took last class?

(On a scale from 1-5)

The DNA molecule contains an organisms genetic information.  Which part of the DNA molecule codes for information that is translated into proteins?

• deoxyribose sugar

• nitrogen bases

• hydrogen bonds

• phosphate

What is one property shared by the cells of all living organisms?

• All living organisms have cells that are surrounded by a phospholipid bilayer and a cell wall made of cellulose. 

• All living organisms have a membrane-bound nucleus. 

• All living organisms can move from one location to another.

• All living organisms contain genetic material that is sequenced from four DNA bases.

Original DNA Strand : T A C C C A T C G A C

Mutation 1: T A C C C C A T C G A C = ​ ​ (a)  

Mutation 2: T A C C T A T C G A C = ​ (b)  

Mutation 3: T A C C A T C G A C= ​ (c)  

• insertion
• substitution
• deletion

 

Where does transLation take place? ​ (a)  

What is the end result of transLation? ​ (b)  

 

• Ribosome
• Protein
• mRNA
• Nucleus

Which parent do you look most like? What traits (eye color, hair color, hair texture, skin tone, etc.) do you two share?

Explain in at least two sentences.

Have you picked up your notes from the front of the class?

• Yes

• No, but I am about to

• No