This week we continue studying DNA and, more specifically, RNA.
Students will be able to explain how DNA is copied and turned into RNA, which is then used to make proteins in the cytoplasm of a cell. This process is known as protein synthesis and is responsible for maintaining all of the functions and structures in our body. Proteins make up such things are enzymes and hormones, which act as chemical messengers in the human body.
Students will be able to look at an RNA codon chart to identify which codons are used to make certain amino acids. These amino acids are bound in such a way that form the 20 essential amino acids when linked together.
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