The DNA Base Sequence Determines the Amino Acid Sequence in Protein

• The DNA code (a series of?bases) is converted into proteins (a series of?amino acids)
• The process of protein synthesis has two stages
  • Transcription?(rewriting the base code of DNA into bases of RNA
  • Translation?(using RNA base sequence to build amino acids into sequence in a protein)
• Therefore, the sequence of bases in a gene determines the sequence of amino acids that make a specific protein
• Different sequences of amino acids give different shapes and functions to protein molecules