Thursday, December 13, 2012

12/13/12

1. Review DNA Replication
2. Human Genome Project Video
3. Notes: 13.1: Intro to Protein Synthesis: What is RNA?

H.W. Print these 13.2 Notes and do these: DNA Replication and RNA Review Questions:
1.  Illustrate in at least 3 steps, DNA replication.  Include in your illustration Helicase, DNA polymerase and DNA ligase.  Use 2 different colors to represent the parent and daughter strands.
2.  Why does DNA replicate?
3.  Why is it important that exact copies of DNA are made?
4.  How does DNA differ from RNA?
5. Create a chart similar to this one and then use the information from your book (page 363) to complete it.


Type of RNA:
mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
Full name:





Function:






Illustration: