The Cell Will Survive by Annette M. Parrott

www.africangreyparrott.com to to tune of I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor

At first there was DNA in the nucleus

But how to get it to the ribosome without a fuss ?

The DNA cant leave, so it first must be

transcribed

And once it’s (m)RNA it can finally arrive

At the ribosome, where its translated

And the 3 bases of codons are neatly read

Then amino acids are brought by the tRNA

Bound together to make proteins, and then

they can save the day

The cell’s alive, it will survive

Transcription and translation are how proteins are synthesized

DNA to RNA then RNA becomes proteins

Protein synthesis, all controlled by the genes

Translation

DNA is transcribed: T to A and A to U

these complimentary bases, keep the copied sequence true

C to G and G to C

DNA simplicity

That’s the double helix code that makes you, you and makes me, me.

The cell’s alive, it will survive

Transcription and translation are how proteins are synthesized

DNA to RNA then RNA becomes proteins

Protein synthesis, all controlled by the genes

DNA --> RNA is called...

• A. Replication

• B. Transcription

• C. Translation

• D. Protein synthesis

RNA--> protein is called..

• A. Replication

• B. Transcription

• C. Translation

• D. Protein synthesis

B?

D?

E?

Amino acid

tRNA

mRNA

codon

anticodon

C?

A?

Replication? Transcription? Or translation?

Proteins are synthesized at the...

• Mitocondria

• nucleus

• ribosome

• chloroplast

Transcription?

Translation?

Replication?

or

protein synthesis?

Transcription?

Translation?

Replication?

or

protein synthesis?

The cell’s alive, it will survive

Transcription and translation are how proteins are synthesized

DNA to RNA then RNA becomes proteins

Protein synthesis, all controlled by the genes

Transcription + Translation = Protein Synthesis

The Cell’s Alive!