My DNA: Two-Step Cell Process

DNA is read with a two-step cell process. These two steps are transcription and translation. Transcription is the process in which a portion of the cells DNA plays the role of a template for the formation of the RNA molecule. RNA polymerase is then attached to the DNA template and begins to make new strands nucleotides to produce a complementary RNA strand. Transcription factors then help determine which DNA sequences should be transcribed.

The first step in transcription is initiation. This step involves the polymerase and transcription factors that connect the DNA to specific areas. This area includes something called a TATA box, which is a special nucleotide sequence. The next step in the strand elongation. At this point, the DNA is ready

for transcription. The RNA polymerase moves down the DNA template and strings strands together. This creates a new strand, mRNA. This process continues until a long enough strand is complete. The presence of adenine, which usually pairs up with thymine, tells the RNA polymerase to attach a uracil, which replaces thymine. Termination is the next step in transcription. After that, the mRNA falls off the DNA template and introns, which are non coding nucleotide sequences, are stripped from the mRNA strand. Once this is complete, the mRNA molecules are ready to enter the cytoplasm.
The final step after the mRNA molecule is complete, translation can occur.

Translation is when the information stored in the mRNA molecule is used to help create protein molecules. But, before this can take place, the mRNA must be read by ribosomes.

In my opinion, I believe that it should be optional to have your DNA stored in a database. I would have my DNA in a database to help scientists discover new medicines and what not. There would be one condition though, IF they were to use my DNA to successfully find a new drug or cure, I would want to be granted some money for that. Having DNA of just criminals though, is a whole new topic.

I do not see why it would be beneficial to just have DNA of criminals in a database. I do not see that being of any help, especially if the criminal is locked up for good. Criminal forensics, I feel, do a well enough job on determining whose blood, sperm, fingerprints, saliva, is whose when it comes to a crime. I can understand where having everyone’s DNA can be useful to society, I just do not believe it is safe, because of how advanced technology is getting these days and I feel that scientists could easily find a way to clone someone by using their DNA.

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I do not think we have to choose our jobs based on our DNA. Yes, it may be what job ends of being yours, but I think that as humans, we need to go through situations that will better ourselves, even if it is not doing the job you were “born to do”. Our DNA may show us indirectly what job we would be good at, like your personality, your ability to work with others, and many other things. DNA is fascinating in that way, but I feel that we should get to know what our DNA is about by finding it out yourself, rather than just from the beginning knowing that there is one job for you and one job only.
Though it would be helpful for many to know what job you will be doing for the rest of your life so you don’t have to potentially waste hundreds of thousands of dollars on tuition for college, I think it would be best to find out for yourself what job really interests you and fits your needs.