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Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outsCopy Instructions

Make single-sided copies of the cut-outs.• There are 5 versions of page A; each codes for a different protein.

• Give each student (or pair) one version of page A.

• Divide page B into 3 sets of strips. Give each student (or pair) a set of mRNA strips and a protein strip.

Tips • Make color copies of page A and laminate them so that they may be re-used.

• Cut out the pieces on page A in advance. This will save a lot of classroom time.

To make one long strip each of DNA and mRNA, tape the shorter pieces together end to end.

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Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

A1

END

1A 1B

1A 1BTE

MP

LATE

S

TR

AN

D

DN

A: G

ene 1 CGCCGCCACGATGTTGGAGCTGCGGCTTGTGC

GCACAAGCCGCAGCTCCAACATCGTGGCGGCG

CTGATTGCCATCAGT

AGGGGAGCCTCCTCAAGAAGGTCCTGGAGGCGATCCG

CGGATCGCCTCCAGGACCTTCTTGAGGAGGCTCCCCT

ACTGATGGCAATCAG

TRA

NS

CR

IPTI

ON

mac

hine

(RN

A p

olym

eras

e)

mR

NA

TE

MP

LAT

ES

TR

AN

D

mRNA

TRANSLATION machine(Ribosome)

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Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

A2

END

TE

MP

LATE

ST

RA

ND

2A 2B

2A 2BDN

A: G

ene 2 TAGAGAGACTATCGGACCATGGCGCCCA

TGGGCGCCATGGTCCGATAGTCTCTCTA

GTCAGATTCAGGGTGAGAGAGCC

TGCACGAAGAGGACTGTAAACTGGAGGCAAGCGCTGT

ACAGCGCTTGCCTCCAGTTTACAGTCCTCTTCGTGCA

GGCTCTCTCACCCTGAATCTGAC

TRA

NS

CR

IPTI

ON

mac

hine

(RN

A p

olym

eras

e)

mR

NA

TE

MP

LAT

ES

TR

AN

D

mRNA

TRANSLATION machine(Ribosome)

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Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

A3

END

TE

MP

LATE

ST

RA

ND

3A 3B

3A 3BDN

A: G

ene 3

mRNA

TRANSLATION machine(Ribosome)

TATAGTCAAATATCACAATTGTTAAATG

CATTTAACAATTGTGATATTTGACTATA

ACCTCCCAATTTATTCATAATTCTTTAAATTAATT

ATAACCTTCATATATTTCTTTGGCAATATCATCTATT

AATAGATGATATTGCCAAAGAAATATATGAAGGTTAT

AATTAATTTAAAGAATTATGAATAAATTGGGAGGT

TRA

NS

CR

IPTI

ON

mac

hine

(RN

A p

olym

eras

e)

mR

NA

TE

MP

LAT

ES

TR

AN

D

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Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

A4

END

TE

MP

LATE

ST

RA

ND

4A 4B

4A 4BDN

A: G

ene 4 AAGACCATGGTTCGCTTTAGCATGGGTA

TACCCATGCTAAAGCGAACCATGGTCTT

AAGCTCTTGTCATCGTTGAGTCCCCGGCAAAAGCCAA

TTGGCTTTTGCCGGGGACTCAACGATGACAAGAGCTT

TCCGAATTACTTGTTGATCGTT

AACGATCAACAAGTAATTCGGA

TRA

NS

CR

IPTI

ON

mac

hine

(RN

A p

olym

eras

e)

mR

NA

TE

MP

LAT

ES

TR

AN

D

mRNA

TRANSLATION machine(Ribosome)

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Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

A5

END

TE

MP

LATE

ST

RA

ND

5A 5B

5A 5BDN

A: G

ene 5

mRNA

TRANSLATION machine(Ribosome)

TRA

NS

CR

IPTI

ON

mac

hine

(RN

A p

olym

eras

e)

mR

NA

TE

MP

LAT

ES

TR

AN

D

TCGTGGGCTGTTATATCCGCATGTCAGA

TCTGACATGCGGATATAACAGCCCACGT

TATGGATTCGAGGATTAAATTTACCAA

CCTTGCAAACTCAGAAAAGTATTATGATGAGGACCCA

TGGGTCCTCATCATAATACTTTTCTGAGTTTGCAAGG

TTGGTAAATTTAATCCTCGAATCCATA

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Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs

Updated August 1, 2019

mR

NA

Protein

M

mR

NA

Protein

M

mR

NA

ProteinM