DNA caries the instructions for building proteins, proteins are made in ribosomes. In order to get the insructutions for building proteins to the ribosomes, mRNA which is a short strand of genetic information that carries the instructions from one gene on DNA, transports the instructions to the ribosomes. Once it reaches the ribosomes, the ribosomes holds onto the mRNA, reads the instructions and links together amino acid (protein building blocks).

Our bracelet was our first name spelled threw fruit loops, our whole name represented DNA and the fruit loops represented amino acids. The bracelet helped me understand the DNA to protein procedure, because if we made a mistake and put one wrong coloured fruit loop on the bracelet, put on a extra one, or forgot one then the bracelet would not spell our name. Which would also mean that the DNA would not be in the right order and the amino acids would not produce proteins properly.

The DNA bracelet overall was fun to make and did help me to understand the DNA method. I however don’t think that it needs to be improved, it was a fun and easy way to help us comprehend what we are learning.