Students Conceptualizing Transcription and Translation from a Cellular Perspective

ABSTRACT

It is difficult for students to conceptualize biochemical processes that are portrayed as two-dimensional figures in a textbook. Instead of relying on overheads, PowerPoint, or textbook figures, the authors have students imagine themselves actually being inside a cell. Students have a specific role in the cell: helping with the transcription and translation process.

KEYWORDS:

• protein
• synthesis
• transcription
• translation