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DNA Base Pairing Worksheet

There are base pairing rules for writing complimentary DNA strands for a given strand.
A pairs with T
C pairs with G
In RNA, A pairs with U, instead of T.

Write the complimentary DNA strand for each given strand of DNA.

1. CGTAAGCGCTAATTA
GCATTCGCGATTAAT

TCTTAAATGATCGATC

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AGAATTTACTAGCTAG

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3. AATGAATAGCTAGCTT rs e
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TTACTTATCGATCGAA
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4. GGCATTCGCGATCATG
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CCGTAAGCGCTAGTAC
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5. CGTTAGCATGCTTCAT
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GCAATCGTACGAAGTA
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6. ACTAACGGTAGCTAGC
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TGATTGCCATCGATCG
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Now write the mRNA strand for the given DNA strand.
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7. ATGTCGCTGATACTGT
UACAGCGACUAUGACA

8. GAAGCGATCAGTTACG
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 CUUCGCUAGUCAAUGC

9. AATGAATAGCTAGCTT
UUACUUAUCGAUCGAA

10. GGCATTCGCGATCATG
CCGUAAGCGCUAGUAC

11. CGTTAGCATGCTTCAT
GCAAUCGUACGAAGUA

12. ACTAACGGTAGCTAGC
UGAUUGCCAUCGAUCG

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Write the tRNA sequence for the given strand of mRNA

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13. AGGUCAUGCAUGGGCAUGCAU

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UCCAGUACGUACCCGUACGUA
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14. AGAGAUUCAGCUAGCACGAUA
UCUCUAAGUCGAUCGUGCUAU
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GUCAUCGAUCGAUCGGAUGCC
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CAGUAGCUAGCUAGCCUACGG

16. UUUCAGUCAGCUAGCGAUCGU
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AAAGUCAGUCGAUCGCUAGCA
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Now you will translate the amino acid sequence for the given tRNA strand. Remember that
codons are 3 base pairs long.
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17. AUG CAC UGU CCU UUC GCU GAC

Methionine-Histidine-Cysteine-Proline-Phenylalanine-Alanine-Aspartic acid
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18. GAG AUC UGG UUG GAA UCG

Glutamic acid-Isoleucine-Tryptophan-Leucine-Glutamic acid-Serine

19. AGC GUA UUA ACG UAU CAU

Serine-Valine-Leucine-Threonine-Tyrosine-Histidine
20. AGU CGA UCG AUG CGG AUG AUA
Serine-Arginine-Serine-Methionine-Arginine-Methionine-Isoleucine
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 21. GUC GUC GAU AGC UAU CAU GCA
Valine-Valine-Aspartic acid-Serine-Tyrosine-Histidine-Alanine

Transcribe the following DNA strand. Then translate the tRNA strand you wrote.

22. TGAGTCGACTGGCTGACCGTAGAC
ACUCAGCUGACCGACUGGCAUCUG
Threonine-Glutamine-Leucine-Threonine-Aspartic Acid-Tryptophan-Histidine-Leucine

23. CTTGGCTTATGGTGGTTCGCTCGC
GAACCGAAUACCACCAAGCGAGCG
Glutamic Acid-Proline-Asparagine-Threonine-Threonine-Lysine-Arginine-Alanine

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The following are pieces of mRNA. Give the DNA strand from which it was transcribed.

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24. GAGAUCUGGUUGGAAUCG rs e
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CTCTAGACCAACCTTAGC
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25. AGCGUAUUAACGUAUCAU
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TCGCATAATTGCATAGTA
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 Complete the table below showing the sequences of DNA, mRNA codons, tRNA anticodons and the amino
acids. Remember the genetic code is based on mRNA codons.

DNA

1. ACC 2. TTG GAT 3. ATA

mRNA codon
UGG CUA UAU
4. 5. AAC 6.
tRNA
anticodon
7. ACC UUC 8. GAU 9. AUA
Amino Acid

Tryptophan 10. 11. Leucine 12. Tyrosine

Asparagine

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1. Using the following piece of DNA, give the mRNA molecule and the amino acid sequence

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Dna A T A T A A A C G A G G A A A T T C C G G G C G
Mrna U A U A U U U G C U C C U U U A A G G C C C G C
Trna A U A U A A A C G A G G A A A U U C C G G G C G
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Amino acid: Tyrosine-Isoleucine-Cysteine-Serine-Phenylalanine-Lysine-Alanine-Arginine

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2. Use the mRNA sequence to find the DNA sequence and the amino acid sequence.

DNA- T A C G G A T G T A C A C C A C A T T G G AA T
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mRNA- A U G C C U A C A U G U G G U G U A A C C U U A
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tRNA U A C G G A U G U A C A C C A C A U U G G AA U
Amino acids: Methionine-Proline-Threonine-Cystenine-Glycine-Valine-
Threonine-Leucine
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For each codon below, give the tRNA anticodon.

3. UUC _AAG______ 4. AUC __UAG_____

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5. CCG ___GGC____ 6. CGU __GCA_____

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 7. Give all the possible Anti-codons for the amino acids listed below. (Use page 244 in your
text).

Histidine (His) ____GUG/GUA_____________________________________________

Isoleucine (Ile) ___UAA/UAG/UAU______________________________________________

Arginine (Arg)
____GCA/GCG/GCU/GCC_____________________________________________

Tryptophan (Trp) ________ACC_______________________________________

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