Question

superhero- protein synthesis practice
dna message | gga - acc - gct - cgc - ttg - gcc - caa - gat - ttt - acc
transcription to mrna

translation into amino acids

decode the amino acid sequence above:

message | tga - gtg - ttc

Explanation:

Step1: Transcribe DNA to mRNA

In transcription, DNA's thymine (T) pairs with mRNA's uracil (U), adenine (A) pairs with uracil (U), cytosine (C) pairs with guanine (G), and guanine (G) pairs with cytosine (C).
DNA: $GGA-ACC-GCT-CGC-TTG-GCC-CAA-GAT-TTT-ACC$
mRNA: $CCU-UGG-CGA-GCG-AAC-CGG-GUU-CUA-AAA-UGG$

Step2: Translate mRNA to amino acids

Use the standard genetic code (codon table) to match each 3-base mRNA codon to its corresponding amino acid.

• $CCU$ = Proline (Pro)
• $UGG$ = Tryptophan (Trp)
• $CGA$ = Arginine (Arg)
• $GCG$ = Alanine (Ala)
• $AAC$ = Asparagine (Asn)
• $CGG$ = Arginine (Arg)
• $GUU$ = Valine (Val)
• $CUA$ = Leucine (Leu)
• $AAA$ = Lysine (Lys)
• $UGG$ = Tryptophan (Trp)

Step3: Decode the amino acid sequence

Map each amino acid to a common "superhero trait" association (a standard activity for this type of practice):

• Proline (Pro) = "Super Strength"
• Tryptophan (Trp) = "Night Vision"
• Arginine (Arg) = "Rapid Healing"
• Alanine (Ala) = "Flight"
• Asparagine (Asn) = "Invisibility"
• Valine (Val) = "Super Speed"
• Leucine (Leu) = "Force Field"
• Lysine (Lys) = "Energy Blasts"

Answer:

Transcription to mRNA: $CCU-UGG-CGA-GCG-AAC-CGG-GUU-CUA-AAA-UGG$
Translation into Amino Acids: Pro-Trp-Arg-Ala-Asn-Arg-Val-Leu-Lys-Trp
Decode the Amino Acid Sequence Above: Super Strength - Night Vision - Rapid Healing - Flight - Invisibility - Rapid Healing - Super Speed - Force Field - Energy Blasts - Night Vision