3. Inside of the nucleus there
are many chromosomes
which contain genetic
information…
4. Inside of a chromosome there is DNA, and inside the DNA there
is a double helix which carriers information in the sequence of
nucleotides…
DNA strands
• DNA strand are also made up of sugars and phosphates!!
6. In protein synthesis there are two steps, transcription and translation.
Transcription occurs first. An mRNA strip is copied from the DNA strands which has
information to be carried to the cytoplasm.
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7. The first region on the gene is the promoter. This turns genes on and off.
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Promoter region
8. The next region is the coding region. This holds the information for which
protein to produce.
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Coding region
Promoter region
9. The next region is the termination sequence. This signals the end of the
gene.
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Termination sequence
Coding region
Promoter region
10. RNA polymerase are located in the nucleus and reads the DNA code that
builds the mRNA strand.
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RNA polymerase
11. RNA polymerase hooks on to the DNA strand and unwinds
the double helix.
DNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
12. RNA polymerase hooks on to the DNA strand and unwinds
the double helix.
DNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
13. RNA polymerase hooks on to the DNA strand and unwinds
the double helix.
DNA Strand
erase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
14. RNA polymerase hooks on to the DNA strand and unwinds
the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polymerase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
15. RNA polymerase hooks on to the DNA strand and unwinds
the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polymerase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
16. RNA polymerase hooks on to the DNA strand and unwinds
the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polymerase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
17. RNA polymerase hooks on to the DNA strand and unwinds
the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polymerase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
18. RNA polymerase hooks on to the DNA strand and unwinds
the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polymerase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
19. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polymerase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
20. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polymerase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
21. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polymerase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
22. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polymerase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
23. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polymerase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
24. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polymerase
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
25. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polyme
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
26. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
RNA Polyme
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
27. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
RN
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
28. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
29. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
30. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
Start codon
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
31. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
Start codon
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
32. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
33. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
34. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
35. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
36. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
37. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
38. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
39. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
40. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
41. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
End
codon
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
42. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
End
codon
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
43. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine
44. The mRNA strand begins to form as the RNA polymerase
unwinds the double helix.
DNA Strand
mRNA Strand
Thymine Cytosine
Adenine Uracil
Guanine