Intro to Translation

We have made it through transcription and now will step into Translation.  The daily questions for today did a good job of wrapping this up and leading us in to translation.

Tuesday April 24^th

At the end of transcription what SPECIFIC type of molecule has been made? mRNA (messenger RNA because it is carrying the "message" that DNA has to be "read)

What happens to the DNA molecule that coded for it? It zips back up again and remains unchanged.

Where will this product now go? The mRNA will leave the nucleus, head out to the cytoplasm and eventually make its way into the ribosomes.

What PROCESS will it now go through? Translation

What will now be created? Proteins (a Chain of amino Acids)

Beginning of Notes on Translation

We then started into the notes on Translation.  If looking on Edline for these - you will download the Transcription/Translation notes and scroll through until you hit Translation.

We will be doing an activity to show you how translation happens and also will have an open notes quiz on THURSDAY that sums up transcription and translation.  KEEP UP WITH THE NOTES!!!!!

Overview of Translation (Keep in mind - there are NOT more than one ribosome, it is showing
how the ribosome moves down the mRNA molecule