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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 of students one version of page A and a copy of page B.
Tips • Make color copies of the Transcription and Translation machinery (page B) and laminate them so
that they may be re-used.
• Copy each version of page A on a different color of paper so that students don’t mix up their DNA, mRNA, and protein strips.
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
mR
NA
1 2
1 2 Protein
M
TE
MP
LATE
S
TR
AN
D
DN
A: G
ene 1 CGCCGCCACGATGTTGGAGCTGCGGCTTGTGC
GCACAAGCCGCAGCTCCAACATCGTGGCGGCG
CTGATTGCCATCAGT
AGGGGAGCCTCCTCAAGAAGGTCCTGGAGGCGATCCG
CGGATCGCCTCCAGGACCTTCTTGAGGAGGCTCCCCT
ACTGATGGCAATCAG
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Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs
A2
END
TE
MP
LATE
ST
RA
ND
1 2
1 2DN
A: G
ene 2
mR
NA
Protein
M
TAGAGAGACTATCGGACCATGGCGCCCA
TGGGCGCCATGGTCCGATAGTCTCTCTA
GTCAGATTCAGGGTGAGAGAGCC
TGCACGAAGAGGACTGTAAACTGGAGGCAAGCGCTGT
ACAGCGCTTGCCTCCAGTTTACAGTCCTCTTCGTGCA
GGCTCTCTCACCCTGAATCTGAC
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Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs
A3
END
TE
MP
LATE
ST
RA
ND
1 2
1 2DN
A: G
ene 3
mR
NA
Protein
M
TATAGTCAAATATCACAATTGTTAAATG
CATTTAACAATTGTGATATTTGACTATA
ACCTCCCAATTTATTCATAATTCTTTAAATTAATT
ATAACCTTCATATATTTCTTTGGCAATATCATCTATT
AATAGATGATATTGCCAAAGAAATATATGAAGGTTAT
AATTAATTTAAAGAATTATGAATAAATTGGGAGGT
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Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs
A4
ENDT
EM
PLAT
E S
TR
AN
D
1 2
1 2DN
A: G
ene 4
mR
NA
Protein
M
AAGACCATGGTTCGCTTTAGCATGGGTA
TACCCATGCTAAAGCGAACCATGGTCTT
AAGCTCTTGTCATCGTTGAGTCCCCGGCAAAAGCCAA
TTGGCTTTTGCCGGGGACTCAACGATGACAAGAGCTT
TCCGAATTACTTGTTGATCGTT
AACGATCAACAAGTAATTCGGA
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Paper Transcription & Translation: Cut-outs
A5
END
TE
MP
LATE
ST
RA
ND
1 2
1 2DN
A: G
ene 5
Protein
M
mR
NA
TCGTGGGCTGTTATATCCGCATGTCAGA
TCTGACATGCGGATATAACAGCCCACGT
TATGGATTCGAGGATTAAATTTACCAA
CCTTGCAAACTCAGAAAAGTATTATGATGAGGACCCA
TGGGTCCTCATCATAATACTTTTCTGAGTTTGCAAGG
TTGGTAAATTTAATCCTCGAATCCATA
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Updated June 21, 2017
TRANSCRIPTION machine(RNA polymerase)
mRNA
TEMPLATESTRAND
mRNA
TRANSLATION machine(Ribosome)