Understanding the Process
* DNA to RNA: DNA contains the genetic blueprint, but it's RNA that carries the instructions to build proteins. The process of making RNA from DNA is called transcription.
* Base Pairing: The key is understanding how the bases in DNA pair with those in RNA:
* Adenine (A) in DNA pairs with Uracil (U) in RNA
* Thymine (T) in DNA pairs with Adenine (A) in RNA
* Guanine (G) in DNA pairs with Cytosine (C) in RNA
* Cytosine (C) in DNA pairs with Guanine (G) in RNA
Let's Transcribe:
1. Original DNA sequence: aaacaggtccca
2. Transcribe each base:
* A --> U
* A --> U
* A --> U
* C --> G
* A --> U
* G --> C
* G --> C
* T --> A
* C --> G
* C --> G
* C --> G
* A --> U
3. The mRNA sequence is: UUUGUCCAGGGU
