Transcription and Translation

By Alexandra LongPd. 7

Transcription

Nucleus

Nucleus

Nucleus

Nucleus

Nucleus

Nucleus

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine:

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine:

Coding Region

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine:

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine:

Promoter Region

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine:

RNA

Polym

eras

e

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

RNA

Polym

eras

e

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

RNA

Polym

eras

e

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

RNA

Polym

eras

e

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

RNA

Polym

eras

e

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

RNA

Polym

eras

e

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

RNA

Polym

eras

e

mRNA Strand comes in and copies the DNA

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

RNA

Polym

eras

e

mRNA Strand comes in and copies the DNA

Termination Sequence:The last three bases of all strands.

KeyThymine: Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

After the mRNA copies the DNA goes out into the cytoplasm through nuclear pores.

Nucleus

Nuclear Pore

mRNA Strand

Translation

Nucleus

Nuclear Pore

mRNA Strand

The mRNA then binds with a ribosome.

Ribosome

Ribosome

The mRNA soon binds to a ribosome and can then begin to turn into amino acids.

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Anticodons are then brought in by the tRNA (anti-codon)

Methionine

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Anticodons are then brought in by the tRNA (anti-codon)

Aspartic Acid

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Amino acids are released so one anticodon can connect with another and create a peptide bond.

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Anticodons are then brought in by the tRNA (anti-codon)

Serine

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Amino acids are released so one anticodon can connect with another and create a peptide bond.

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Anticodons are then brought in by the tRNA (anti-codon)

Arginine

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Amino acids are released so one anticodon can connect with another and create a peptide bond.

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Anticodons are then brought in by the tRNA (anti-codon)

Glutamine

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Amino acids are released so one anticodon can connect with another and create a peptide bond.

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Anticodons are then brought in by the tRNA (anti-codon)

Valine

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Amino acids are released so one anticodon can connect with another and create a peptide bond.

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Anticodons are then brought in by the tRNA (anti-codon)

Valine

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Amino acids are released so one anticodon can connect with another and create a peptide bond.

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Anticodons are then brought in by the tRNA (anti-codon)

Leucine

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Amino acids are released so one anticodon can connect with another and create a peptide bond.

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Anticodons are then brought in by the tRNA (anti-codon)

Aspartic Acid

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

tRNA

Amino acids are released so one anticodon can connect with another and create a peptide bond.

Ribosome

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

Anticodons are then brought in by the tRNA (anti-codon)

STOP

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

Amino acids are released so one anticodon can connect with another and create a peptide bond.

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

Key Cytosine:

Adenine:

Guanine: ** Uracil:

Peptide Chain

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.

After translation is finished the nucleotides in the mRNA strand are used for other things in the cell.