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Adrian the 

Architect

The blueprint is like the DNA that is used to 

create proteins in every organisms on Earth! 

Each room in the blueprint is the same as a 

nucleotide.

Sometimes, Adrian needs more than one copy of the 

the blueprint, so he copies it with the copier.

Each room is connected by either a hinging 

door or a sliding door. The hinging door has a 

door and hinges. They would be a pair, like a 

pair of nitrogenous bases. The sliding door is a 

door and rollers.

The RNA is the field copy of the blue 

print. The RNA's task is to deliver the 

blueprints message to the contractor at 

the construction site. It is the complete 

opposite of the blueprint, but when it 

arrives at the construction site, it is 

read properly.

From the last checkpoint, you learned that DNA and 

RNA have very different structures. What is DNA 

made up of? The DNA is made up of nucleotides that 

have a nitrogenous base connected to it by a 

hydrogen bond.   What is the structure of RNA? Each 

nitrogenous base in RNA is the complete opposite 

strand of the DNA it is replicating.

The printer works the same as DNA polymerase and 

the helicase. It first separates the blue print in the 

copier (helicase), and then the copier(DNA 

polymerase) matches the doors together 

(nitrogenous bases) to connect the rooms, or 

nucleotides.

 After this is all done, you have two copies of the 

blueprint!

From the last checkpoint, you learned the process of 

replication of DNA. What are the two enzymes in 

replication and what are their functions? The helicase 

enzyme separates the double helix, then the DNA 

polymerase helps match up the nitrogenous 

bases(base pair rule), and lastly it bonds them back 

together with hydrogen bonds.   Why would you 

need to replicate DNA? This is necessary because it 

wouldn't be capable to make a new cell.

Adrian doesn't want to bring the original 

blueprint to the construction site because it 

might get ruined. So he decides to make a 

field copy of it. This is called transcription.

First the RNA polymerase in the copier reads the 

blueprint(DNA). Then, it connects the different 

doors in the DNA, making it a copy of the 

blueprint. The RNA is then sent to the construction 

site (cytoplasm) to build the rooms(proteins)

From the last checkpoint, you learned the process of 

transcription. How does transcription occur?The RNA 

polymerase matches nitrogenous bases (A,U,C,G) with the 

DNA to make the strand. This strand is then used to go to 

the ribosomes and make proteins. Why wouldn't you use the 

DNA in creating proteins?The DNA isn't directly used in the 

translation because the DNA is very important, and if it is 

damaged, there could be catastrophic impacts to the cell.

In order to get the copied blueprint (mRNA) to 

the engineer, Adrian must send it in a truck. In 

order for his team to start the project, he 

needs the instructions.

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