“Our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has abolished death, and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel”
2 Timothy 1:10
Another simple illustration will show that the starting point for copying the protein recipe from the DNA strand, is vital
Reference only
Flour -
Margarine -
Pinch of salt
Egg
Mixed fruit -
Caster sugar -
Milk
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2.
3.
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6.
7.
Imagine Colin the chef started copying the recipe from line 3.
That means there would be no flour or margarine in the mixing bowl. What would the end product be like?
Let me introduce
the Protein recipe
‘photocopier’
The Protein Recipe Copier is called RNA polymerase or RNAP for short
RNAP
The RNAP will only copy the letter sequence from ONE strand. This strand is called the TEMPLATE STRAND
The RNAP makes a NEGATIVE COPY of the sequence
The RNAP copies C as G
The RNAP copies G as C
The RNAP copies T as A
The RNAP copies A as U
When copying, the RNAP uses U (uracil) instead of T (thymine)
TEMPLATE STRAND
CREATION
Part Two