Essential Question

How does the information in DNA determine the essential functions of life?

DNA must be copied.  This process has many steps.  Last week we looked at the big picture of the CELL CYCLE - now we are focusing in on DNA replication and the production of proteins.  RNA is a new member in the equation.   All of our proteins are coded for in our DNA - that gets copied into RNA - that travels out of the nucleus to ribosomes - to be read and translated to build proteins!  WHEW - so many process and vocab words!  Make sure you STUDY this week!
I CAN STATEMENTS
  1. I CAN IDENTIFY THE STEPS IN DNA REPLICATION
  2. I CAN DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION
notes on 10/2
Extension video to help with the concepts
Comparison video of DNA and RNA.  Use this to help with confusion between the genetic material.
Notes on TRANSCRIPTION and TRANSLATION taken 10/3
Interactive processes - more practice to help with understanding
Complete this worksheet if you were absent during our lab

Academic Vocabulary

DNA
RNA
Base Pair
Adenine
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine
Chargaff's Rule
Double Helix
mRNA
rRNA
tRNA
transcription
translation
DNA helicase
DNA polymerase
Central Dogma
​Codon
Genes
codon
​anticodon
Promoter