Activities will introduce participants to the use of a DNA triplet code that specifies the amino acids in a protein.

Participants will learn that specific sets of amino acids make particular proteins and that different proteins perform different functions.

Two activities are offered in this lesson; one is optional. There is also an activity associated with Dessert.

In these activities participants will learn about RNA and how its bases are arranged in triplets that specify particular amino acids. Amino acids are linked together to form proteins, which perform important functions in the cell.