Replication, Transcription, Translation
1.
Compare and contrast these three processes:
Replication
Transcription
Translation
What does it
produce?
Why is this
process
important?
Where does it
happen?
Key enzymes/cell
parts
How does the
process work?
2. Now write a few paragraphs comparing and contrasting replication, transcription, and translation.
Some key content
terms:
complementary
•
DNA polymerase
•
RNA polymerase
•
Ribosome
•
polymerization
•
monomers
•
polymers
•
nucleus
•
cytoplasm
•
Compare and
contrast terms
are similar because
•
have in common
•
difference between
•
on the other hand
•
just like
•
in contrast
•
compared to
•
as opposed to
•
a distinction between
•
share common
•
attributes
synonymous with
•
just as
•
whereas
•
by comparison
•
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