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Genome and Protein Synthesis

Virginia SOL GEN.2

Investigate how an organism’s genome encodes instructions for protein synthesis and evolution.

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What students need to be able to do

  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how DNA allows for the preservation of the genome while still allowing evolution to occur.
  • Develop and use a model to explain how transcription and translation convert a DNA sequence into a polypeptide chain.
  • Develop and use a model to predict the effect of a mutation in DNA.
  • Develop and use a model to explain how amino acid interactions give rise to the three-dimensional shape and function of a protein.
  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how the universal genetic code is the result of common ancestry.