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Transcription and Translation Model

Transcription:
DNA gets replicated a single separate strand called mRNA pairs with that existing DNA with the difference that any adenine base pairs with uracil instead. After the mRNA is made, it moves into the ribosomes to be translated into amino acids and proteins.

Translation:
tRNA puts the mRNA into groups of 3 called codons and uses that as a blueprint for which amino acid to produce. a chain of amino acids (protein chain) always starts with a AUG codon or Methionine and ends with either UGA, UAA or UAG codons which all put an end to the chain to make a finished protein shown by the isolated yellow strip in the picture.

Reflection:
This model was a nice way to visualize everything and was quite simple to understand and make but I found it quite time consuming to write all the mRNA bases, put them in groups of 3 and find the correct amino acid to write down on the protein chain paper, overall pretty fun but takes a while to complete.

Published inScience 10

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