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=**Picture of the Week!!**=
 * [[image:asian-elephant-baby.jpg align="center" caption="Asian Baby Elephant"]] || ======Baby elephants are born big, standing approximately three feet (one meter) tall and weighing 200 pounds (91 kilograms) at birth. They nurse for two to three years, and are fully mature at 9 (females) to 15 (males) years of age.====== ||


 * = ===What are we learning this week!?=== ||
 * < Now that we have discussed and modeled the overall structure a DNA molecule and learned about what happens during DNA replication, we will now learn about how a gene works and how proteins are produced by a cell. We will start out reviewing the types of RNA and transcription since it was such a long winter break! Then we will get into translation, genes and protein production. Lastly, we will explore gene and chromosomal mutations.

By the end of this week you should be able to:
 * Define translation
 * List and describe the steps of protein synthesis, starting with DNA in the nucleus
 * Explain the difference between gene and chromosomal mutations
 * List and explain the 3 types of gene mutations
 * List and explain the 4 types of chromosomal mutations ||