Introduction:
This project showed how the process of protien synthesis works. We learned all the steps from a DNA, all the way to a protien. This project allowed us to understand the details of synthesis and how cells use it. My group and I can now see how cells use this when in the cell cycle.
Content:
Amino Acid- make up protiens
Central Dogma- the description of the flow of DNA to protien, known as protien synthesis
Cytoplasm- material inside a cell
DNA- (deoxyribonucleic acid) has instructions for genetics and life inside of genes
Endoplasmic Reticulum- ribosomes attach to this during last part of synthesis
Golgi Apparatus- responsible for transport and more
Nucleus- cells "brain" or central organelle, contains genetic info
Protein Synthesis- the process from DNA to protien
Protien- a chain of amino acids
Protien Folding- The complex folding pattern that forms a protien
RNA- (ribonucleic acid) a nucleic acid, role is to be a messenger carrying instructions from DNA
RNA Polymerase- used in transcription to unzip DNA
Ribosome- link mRNA and tRNA to match nucleic bases and create amino acid chains
Translation- happens in cytoplasm; RNA strands are converted to amino acid chains
Transcription- a segment of DNA is copied by enzymes to RNA; happens in nucleus
DNA SYNTHESIS:
central dogma describes the flow of genetic material from DNA to protien in DNA synthesis. It begins in the nucleus where the DNA is packed into chromosomes. Sections of the DNA (genes) contain genetic instruction for the protien. An RNA polymearse moves along the DNA to unzip it and an mRNA (free bases in the nucleus)
pair up with their corresponding bases (A with T, C with G) to replicate the DNA. This is transcription. Next the mRNA moves to the cytoplasm and a ribosome latches onto it. The ribsome uses tRNA to match up codons (bases) of the RNA with anticodons found in the tRNA. The tRNA reads the base code (three bases at a time) and turns it into an amino acid chain. This is called translation. Finally, the chain folds into a unique shape to form the protien. Folding starts in the Endoplasmic Reticulum and then goes to the golgi appartus to be used in the cell. This completes DNA synthesis.
Project: The project used DNA synthesis and specified it into an example. For this project we took the process of DNA synthesis and explained how it synthesized collegan. We used each concept and the basic process to explain how it relates to collegan. You can see this presentation at the bottom of this article.
Reflection: I believe this project was very informative and taught be the basics of DNA synthesis. I worked well with my group and was able to stay on task during the project. However, it wouldve been more efficient if i had not missed a few of the days of class during this project. One peak, however, was definetly the amount of communication and problemsolving in our group. We talked about our veiws and understood each of our roles in completely this project. We had our "script" for the presentation in a presenter notes section which was to be used when we displayed our PowerPoint on the projecter, but we ended up presenting on the laptops. To fix this, we pulled up notes on our phones and continued on the presentation. This is an example of our problem solving skills. Another peak was definetly our time managment because we were able to finish are project on time, and balance work with a good time without getting distracted, or off task. However, our group attendance was one downfall in this project. There was almost always someone misisng form illness, sports, or extracirricular activities. However, our communication skills allowed us to catch up easily. Another issue was the lack of knowledge on the subject. We hadnt learnt it in class, so I felt as though we were learning it alone, instead of being taught. However, it did cause me to retain the information because I found it myself. I could have definetly worked more to catch up on my missing work instead of relying on others catching me up and will continue to try and improve on that. Overall, this was a simple but innformative project.
This project showed how the process of protien synthesis works. We learned all the steps from a DNA, all the way to a protien. This project allowed us to understand the details of synthesis and how cells use it. My group and I can now see how cells use this when in the cell cycle.
Content:
Amino Acid- make up protiens
Central Dogma- the description of the flow of DNA to protien, known as protien synthesis
Cytoplasm- material inside a cell
DNA- (deoxyribonucleic acid) has instructions for genetics and life inside of genes
Endoplasmic Reticulum- ribosomes attach to this during last part of synthesis
Golgi Apparatus- responsible for transport and more
Nucleus- cells "brain" or central organelle, contains genetic info
Protein Synthesis- the process from DNA to protien
Protien- a chain of amino acids
Protien Folding- The complex folding pattern that forms a protien
RNA- (ribonucleic acid) a nucleic acid, role is to be a messenger carrying instructions from DNA
RNA Polymerase- used in transcription to unzip DNA
Ribosome- link mRNA and tRNA to match nucleic bases and create amino acid chains
Translation- happens in cytoplasm; RNA strands are converted to amino acid chains
Transcription- a segment of DNA is copied by enzymes to RNA; happens in nucleus
DNA SYNTHESIS:
central dogma describes the flow of genetic material from DNA to protien in DNA synthesis. It begins in the nucleus where the DNA is packed into chromosomes. Sections of the DNA (genes) contain genetic instruction for the protien. An RNA polymearse moves along the DNA to unzip it and an mRNA (free bases in the nucleus)
pair up with their corresponding bases (A with T, C with G) to replicate the DNA. This is transcription. Next the mRNA moves to the cytoplasm and a ribosome latches onto it. The ribsome uses tRNA to match up codons (bases) of the RNA with anticodons found in the tRNA. The tRNA reads the base code (three bases at a time) and turns it into an amino acid chain. This is called translation. Finally, the chain folds into a unique shape to form the protien. Folding starts in the Endoplasmic Reticulum and then goes to the golgi appartus to be used in the cell. This completes DNA synthesis.
Project: The project used DNA synthesis and specified it into an example. For this project we took the process of DNA synthesis and explained how it synthesized collegan. We used each concept and the basic process to explain how it relates to collegan. You can see this presentation at the bottom of this article.
Reflection: I believe this project was very informative and taught be the basics of DNA synthesis. I worked well with my group and was able to stay on task during the project. However, it wouldve been more efficient if i had not missed a few of the days of class during this project. One peak, however, was definetly the amount of communication and problemsolving in our group. We talked about our veiws and understood each of our roles in completely this project. We had our "script" for the presentation in a presenter notes section which was to be used when we displayed our PowerPoint on the projecter, but we ended up presenting on the laptops. To fix this, we pulled up notes on our phones and continued on the presentation. This is an example of our problem solving skills. Another peak was definetly our time managment because we were able to finish are project on time, and balance work with a good time without getting distracted, or off task. However, our group attendance was one downfall in this project. There was almost always someone misisng form illness, sports, or extracirricular activities. However, our communication skills allowed us to catch up easily. Another issue was the lack of knowledge on the subject. We hadnt learnt it in class, so I felt as though we were learning it alone, instead of being taught. However, it did cause me to retain the information because I found it myself. I could have definetly worked more to catch up on my missing work instead of relying on others catching me up and will continue to try and improve on that. Overall, this was a simple but innformative project.