BIO-181L Pre-lab Worksheet: DNA Structure, Translation and Transcription DNA contains the instructions for making a protein and proteins influence our traits. A specific gene directs the synthesis of a protein in two steps: The first one, transcription of the gene in the DNA. When the DNA is transcribed it produces an mRNA (messenger RNA) molecule. During transcription, the nucleotides sequence of the DNA is copied maintaining this sequence after is copied. The second step is translation of the mRNA molecule. And translation produces the specific protein. During translation, that sequence of nucleotides in the mRNA determines the specific location of amino acids that compose the protein. In this laboratory we will extract the DNA from strawberries and peppers using a lysing soap, this...