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DNA tells a cell how to make proteins through the genetic code.
Both DNA and proteins are long molecules made from strings of shorter building blocks. While DNA is made of nucleotides, proteins are made of amino acids, a group of 20 different chemicals with names like alanine, arginine, and serine. The genetic code enables a cell to translate the nucleotide language of DNA into the amino acid language of proteins.
In the genetic code, each group of three nucleotides-known as a "triplet" or "codon"-stands for a specific amino acid. For example, GCA stands for alanine, AGA stands for arginine, and AGC stands for serine. There are 64 possible codons, but only 20 amino acids, so more than one codon may code for a single amino acid. For example, GCA, GCC, and GCG all mean alanine.
For the most part, the genetic code is the same across every form of life, from bacteria to sea stars to German shepherds to humans. A few species might translate a codon or two differently-GCA means alanine for most species, but could mean valine in a few organisms. But everyone uses three-letter codons and most of the same codon-amino acid relationships.
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What strand of DNA contains codes for the amino acids that make up a protein?
The messenger RNA (mRNA) strand contains the codes for the amino acids that make up a protein. During protein synthesis, the mRNA strand is used by ribosomes to read the genetic information and assemble the corresponding amino acids.
Would there be a problem if the dummy strand were used to make a protein?
Yes, if the dummy strand, which is the non-template DNA strand, were used to make a protein, the resulting protein sequence would not correspond to the original DNA template sequence correctly. This would lead to a protein with a different amino acid sequence and potentially non-functional or misfolded protein.
Is a strand of mRNA short?
That depends on the type of protein it needs to make. Bigger the polypeptide, longer the mRNA.
What helps to make protein in a cell?
Proteins in a cell are synthesized by ribosomes using instructions from DNA in a process called translation. Transfer RNA molecules carry amino acids to the ribosome where they are linked together in the correct order to form a protein. The process of protein synthesis is essential for maintaining cell structure and function.
Would there be a problem if the RNA polymerase transcribed the wrong strand of DNA and the cell tried to make a protein?
Interesting question. I don't think there would be an issue, for the following reason: Scientists actually deliberately put short sections of RNA made from the wrong strand of DNA in to cells sometimes. It's done because the short section of RNA from the wrong strand of DNA binds to the naturally made mRNA transcript. Ribosomes aren't able to translate double stranded RNA so if you put enough RNA from the wrong strand in you actually stop (or nearly stop) expression of the protein from that gene. From a lab experimental perspective, that's really useful. It's called small interfering RNA and the process overall is known as RNA interference (you can read about both on Wikipedia). I don't think RNA interference as a technique has a problem with cell death (which is generally what happens when cells are unhappy). I suspect it would also be quite difficult for a cell to make a protein from the wrong strand of DNA, simply because transcription starts with the codon for methionine, which would be missing at the beginning of the transcript (you'd get the code for tyrosine instead). In fact, you'd have to wait till what would normally be a tyrosine codon in your 'right' DNA strand before you got a methionine and hence a 'start' codon.
Which strand of DNA contains codes for the amino acids that make up a protein?
the sense strand
Which strand of DNA contains codes for amino acids to make up a protein?
The best strand
What strand of DNA contains codes for the amino acids that make up a protein?
The messenger RNA (mRNA) strand contains the codes for the amino acids that make up a protein. During protein synthesis, the mRNA strand is used by ribosomes to read the genetic information and assemble the corresponding amino acids.
What happens during the second step of making a protein?
A DNA strand is used to make a strand of RNA.
Would there be a problem if the dummy strand were used to make a protein?
Yes, if the dummy strand, which is the non-template DNA strand, were used to make a protein, the resulting protein sequence would not correspond to the original DNA template sequence correctly. This would lead to a protein with a different amino acid sequence and potentially non-functional or misfolded protein.
What places make protein in a cell?
they remove what the cell of protein is..
How do you make a protein from DNA?
mRNA transcribes a strand of DNA and carries the genetic code to a ribosome, where the mRNA code is translated by tRNA into a strand of amino acids, making a protein.
To make a specific protein ribosomes a set of twenty strands of tRNA and a strand of?
a. translation
What is the process of in the cell where enzymes make a RNA copy of a DNA strand?
Transcription
What strand of DNA is used to make a complementary copy or to make a complementary mRNA molecule-?
The template strand of DNA is used to make a complementary copy during DNA replication, while the antisense (non-coding) strand is used as a template for complementary mRNA synthesis during transcription.
What is function of ribosomes when they are synthesized?
The function of the ribosomes are so that they make protein for the cell and they are located in the endoplasmic reticulum or free floating around the cell. They make protein for the cell and there is no specific protein so there are different ones made (;
Where is protein in a plant cell?
Well, the ribosomes make the protein. So it's found all over the cell.
