San Miguel National High School
General Biology 1
Name: _______________________________________ Grade & Section: ___________________ Date:
_______________
Third Quarter
ACTIVITY: WHO STOLE MY PURSE?
Objective:
Make a sketch of the suspect who stole the purse using the DNA molecules obtained from the
crime scene.
Procedure:
1. Using the DNA sample of the suspect below, do the base pairing.
Suspect # 1 DNA SAMPLE
ACC GGT TAT | TAA CAG ACA | AGG CGC GGG | GGT TCG CCC | TTC AAG AAA | GTC
GTC TCC | CAG CTG CTG CGC | AAA TCA CCC | GCC ATA ACA TTT
Copy the table on a separate sheet of paper then provide the complementary base pairs of
the DNA and RNA to complete the table.
2. Use the Genetic Code Table to answer the type of amino acids produced by the given DNA
template. Write your answer in the AA part of the table.
3. Using the Amino acid table on the right side, look for the trait of each amino acid sequence
you derive from the sample DNA of the suspect. Write your answer in Table 1.
4. From the traits you obtained, draw the appearance of the suspect.
Table 1: DNA, RNA, Amino Acid, and Trait
DN AC GG TA TA CA AC AG CG GG GG TC CC TT AA AA
A C T T A G A G C G T G C C G A
RN UG CC AU
A G A A
3
AA TRP – PRO – ILE1
Tra 2 4 5
Long curly hair
it
DNA GT GT TC CA CT CT CG AA TC CC GC AT AC TTT
C C C G G G C A A C C A A
RNA
AA
Trait 6 7 8 9
Table 2: Amino Acid Sequence and Trait
Amino Acid Trait Amino Acid Trait
Sequence Sequence
TRP-PRO-ILE Long curly hair GLN-GLN-ARG Blue eyes
1 6
TRP-PRO-ARG Bald GLN-GLN-PHE Brown eyes
TRP-THR-THR Round face VAL-ASP-ASP-ALA Big mouth
2 7
ILE-VAL-CYS Square face ASP-ASP-ASP-ALA Small mouth
SER-ALA-PRO Pointed nose PHE-SER-GLY Pointy ears
3 8
SER-LEU-PRO Flat nose PHE-PHE-GLY Round ears
PRO-SER-GLY Round eyes ARG-TYR-CYS-LYS Long lashes
4 9
PRO-SER-PHE Narrow eyes ARG-ARG-ASP-THR Short lashes
LYS-PHE-PHE Bushy brows
5
LYS-LEU-PHE Thin brows
The Case:
WHO STOLE MY PURSE?
Who stole Mr. Anzano’s purse? Anton, his student, saw a
man wearing a black hooded jacket fleeing from the scene carrying
a small rectangular brown object in his hand. When the
investigators came, they saw a wet lollipop on top of Mr. Pecajas’
table. Luckily, DNA samples were collected from the lollipop. As a
science student, help Mr. Anzano determine if the suspect indeed
committed the crime.
GENETIC CODE
