1) Each DNA molecule has two sides, one is called the template from which the mRNA is constructed by RNA polymerase, and the other is the coding side which codes for a protein. If the template side of a DNA molecule is the sequence shown below, what will the coding side base sequence be?
coding
Template T A C T T C C T A T T T T C T T G T C A C C G C A C T
2) If the template strand from above is used, what will the resulting mRNA molecule base sequence be? Write the base sequence for mRNA above the bases of the DNA molecule.
mRNA
Template T A C T T C C T A T T T T C T T G T C A C C G C A C T
3) Using the codon chart in your notes, determine the amino acid sequence for the mRNA sequence above.
4) If a mutation occurred to the fourth base in the template side, and a substitution occurred such that the thymine was replaced by a guanine, would the protein be changed? If so, how?