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Cookie Lab - Protein Synthesis

You have been selected to save the human population that has lost an important component of their diet.

You must save the world by decoding the DNA strands and building a protein.

Each member of your team must decode an equal amount of DNA strands.

GOOD LUCK

STRAND#1) AAATTGATCTTGACCACGAGCAACCTC

STRAND#2) ATTTTGATCTTGATGAGGATGAGGAAC

STRAND#3) CCCTTGATCTTGCAAACGCTACTACTTCTC

STRAND#4) ATTTTGATCTTGCATTTTTATTAA

STRAND#5)

ATGAGGAGGTAATTGTTTTGAAGCCTCCTTTGGTTTCTTTGACTAACCTTGCTAAGGTTGCAAAGGTTTTAT

STRAND#6)

AACTGGTGGTTGCAACTTTATAGGGAATTGTTTTGAAGCCTCCTTTGGTTTCTTTGACTAACCTTGGAATCCTTTTATCTTTTGTCCAGGCTA

STRAND#7) ATTTTGATCTTGTAGCTTAACTGAACGCTATTGCAAACGCTACTACTTCTC

STRAND#8) ATTTTGATCTTGATGTCCAGGTAGTAGCTTTGGTTGTGAACGCTAACC

STRAND#9) GAGTTGATCTTGCATTTTTGAACGCTACTTTTGAGGAACCTAACC

STRAND#10) GACTTGGGGTTGTCGAACTGATTTTATTATAAC

The Cookie Codon Chart

TTT = ½	UAA = 1/8	GGG = 1/16	AAC = Blank Space	CUG = ¼	CCC = TSP
TTG = A	GUU = B	UAC = C	ACC = D	GAA = E	UCG = G
AGG = H	AAA = I	CUA = J	AUU = K	AUA = L	GUA = M
ACU = N	UCC = O	AUC = P	GAG = R	UGG = S	GAU = T
UGC = U	AGC = V	CUU = W	CUC = ½	CAU = Y	UAG = CUP

Your write up should have the title, the 2 or more Strands of the recipe you transcribed and translated, the teachers initials after evaluating your groups cookies.

No Bake Cookies DNA Lab

Goals:

• To understand the principles behind protein synthesis.

Objectives:

• The students will be able to understand complementary base pairing rules well enough to complete the lab and make no-bake cookies.

Table Materials:

1. Small pot
2. Large wooden spoon
3. Paper towels
4. Measuring cup
5. Measuring spoons

Class Materials:

1. 5 cups of sugar

2. 1 ½ cups of cocoa

3. 1qt of milk

4. 1 cup of butter

5. 1 ½ cups of peanut butter

6. 6 cups of minute oats

7. 1 cup of chop nuts

8. 4tsp of vanilla

9. wax paper

Deciphered Code:

Strand 1 – 1/2 cup sugar

Strand 2 - 1/8 cup cocoa

Strand 3 - 1/16 cup butter

Strand 4 - 1/8 cup milk

Strand 5 – cook ingredients to boil

Strand 6 – add below ingredients while hot

Strand 7 – 1/8 cup peanut butter

Strand 8 – 1/8 cup chopped nuts

Strand 9 – ½ cup minute oats

Strand 10 – 1/2 tsp vanilla