University of California, Los Angeles

EE BIOL 7A

LS7C Week 9 Pre-Class Worksheet
Fill out this worksheet as you complete your pre-class assignments. Bring your completed worksheet to class to use as a
reference for in-class activities.
After completing your pre-class assignments, you should be able to:
 Identify elements of protein-coding genes
 Interpret genome browser profiles summarizing data for coding and non-coding positions in a genome
 Describe how properties of particular amino acids in a protein may affect protein structure and function
1. The diagram below shows a gene model of a protein coding region of the genome.
a. Indicate whether the sequence shown below is the template or non-template strand of this gene.
b. Transcribe the primary mRNA and then write the sequence of the mature mRNA beneath the primary transcript.
c. Translate the mRNA to show the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide produced.