A Dna Whodunit Worksheet Template printable pdf download

A Dna Whodunit Worksheet Template

Name ___________________________________________________ Date ______________________________ Period ___________________

A DNA Whodunit?

Problem: Gasp! Someone has stolen some candy from Mrs. Koester’s supply closet! To figure out who stole the candy, you

must decode the DNA ransom note left by the criminal. To do this, you will first need to transcribe the mRNA from the DNA

for each line of the message. Then, using the mRNA alphabet decoding chart, translate the mRNA into the message. Then put

the messages in order. Follow the instructions in the message. The letters in the circles will help you determine who the

perpetrator was.

DNA Line One – GGA GAC AAA CGG ATA CCG TAC CAG TTT AGA AAG TAG AGC CCA ACT

DNA Line Two – GGT TAG TAC TTC AGT ATG TTT TCC TAC ACC ATG TCC GGG TCT AAC AAG AGA GTC

CCA TAC CAG GCT CAT TCA TCC AAA TAA TCG CTA ATG TTC TAC TAG ATA

TTA CAA ATG TCA TCT GGC TAC TAT ATC

DNA Line Three – CTG GAA AAA TCC GGG TCG TCC GAT ATA AGA GAC ATG GCC GGC AGG AAG GCG

AGA TAC GCT TGT TAC CAA TAG AGC TCT GAG AAA TCC AGG AAG TTC TTT GGA ATA TCG TCC GAT ATA

AGA TAC AGC ATG ACA TAC TTC GCG GGG ACG ATA ATT

DNA Line Four – TCC ATA GCG GCA GCC TTT TCG GTC TAC ATA TCG TCT ATG TTT TCT GAA ATG

AAA TAA TCG CTG ATA TTT TCC TAC ACC ATA TCT CCG TAC CAG TTC TTT ATG CTA AAG TTC AGC ACT

DNA Line Five – AAA ACG TCC ATA TTT TCT GAG AAG TCC ACA GGT ACC CAT TTC ATG TAC CAATCT

CTG GAC TAC GGT AAA GCC ACT

A Dna Whodunit Worksheet Template