Chapter 8

Chapter 8 DNA and Protein Synthesis

Due 11/16

300 word essay (typed or written) explaining if you agree or disagree with  Watson and Crick receiving the Noble Peace Prize.

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Secret of Photo 51

Section 8.1

Griffith Experiment

Hershey-Chase Experiment

Section 8.2

DNA is made up of 3 structures (phosphate, 5 carbon sugar, nitrogenous base)

Watson and Crick Model

Base Pairing Rules

Each base held to the other by Hydrogen Bonds

Section 3: DNA Replication

Question on STAAR

DNA REPLICATION

Section 4 & 5 

Transcription (in the nucleus using DNA template)

19 9 *  22 15 21 19 *  20 18 1 4 21 9 19 5 26 *  3 5 12 1  * 
1 12 15 18 19 *  22 15 21 19 *  15 2 20 9 5 14 4 18 5 26 *  
2 15 14 2 15 14 19.

ATG GCT AAA TGC TAA TAG CAT

DNA to Proteins

TRY THIS:

What if DNA wanted this sequence to make a protein....

                 TAC TAG CAT GTA ACT

What about this one....

TAC CCT ATA AAA GAT TTA

Gene Therapy?

Editing Your DNA?

Dolly the Sheep

Genetically Modified Foods?

GMO in animals

Final Step in making proteins...

Translation (in the cytoplasm using ribosomes)

With the message from RNA and the transfer RNA available, there has to be something that reads the CODE and "Calls" for the correct tRNA.

PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

Review Game

Activity for Review

Mutations