Reading frame

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/reading-frame

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the codon structure?Genetic information is read in triplets of nucleotides called codons
2. What is the total frames in dsdna?Double-stranded DNA has six potential reading frames due to antiparallel strands

Nucleic Acid: A molecule, such as DNA or RNA, that carries genetic information.
Codon: A sequence of three nucleotides that specifies an amino acid or a termination signal during protein synthesis.
Open Reading Frame (ORF): A continuous stretch of codons in a nucleic acid sequence that has the potential to be translated into a protein.
Antiparallel: Describes two strands that run in opposite directions relative to each other, like two roads going opposite ways.