Transcription and Translation

39 questions on this block. Tap an answer and it moves on by itself — correct answers advance immediately, misses hold a few seconds so you can read why.

The key idea Transcription makes mRNA in the nucleus; translation makes a polypeptide at the ribosome. Transcribe the DNA first, then read the codon chart.

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Each mRNA codon is three bases and codes for one amino acid. Try AUG (start), then UAA, UAG or UGA (stop).

Part 1What each process makes, and where

Part 2The pairing rules

Part 3Transcribe the strand

Part 4What the ribosome does

Part 5Compare the two

Part 6Codons and the codon chart

Part 7Transcribe first, then read the chart

Transcription and Translation

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