Transcription and Translation

This lesson will help students understand how DNA directs the making of proteins. This lesson will also assist students in understanding the relationship between DNA and RNA and how transcription produces a single-stranded RNA molecule.
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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Interactive Whiteboard, Overhead Projector, Smart Phone/Tablet
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: central dogma of molecular biology., RNA, transcription, ribosomes, rRNA, tRNA, translation, codon, stop codon, start codon, anticodon
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Cell Biology

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The Cell's Protein Factory in Action:

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. The ribosome, the site of protein synthesis, is the focus of this article. The text describes how a problem-some antibiotics are targeting the ribosomes of both harmful and beneficial bacteria-is being solved by studying the movement of ribosomes during translation.

Type: Text Resource