Assignment: Part III Use the graph and the information provided to answer the questions.
Stickleback fish protect themselves from predators with a thick covering of brownish plates. They feed on
small aquatic organisms and are preyed upon by bigger fish like trout. In a certain lake, the number of
stickleback fish was documented over a period of 30 years. During this time, the clarity of the lake water
also changed.
Change in Fish Trait over Time

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explanation:

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step 1: initiation

initiation is the beginning of transcription. it occurs when the enzyme rna polymerase binds to a region of a gene called the promoter. this signals the dna to unwind so the enzyme can ‘‘read’’ the bases in one of the dna strands. the enzyme is now ready to make a strand of mrna with a complementary sequence of bases.

step 2: elongation

elongation is the addition of nucleotides to the mrna strand. rna polymerase reads the unwound dna strand and builds the mrna molecule, using complementary base pairs. there is a brief time during this process when the newly formed rna is bound to the unwound dna. during this process, an adenine (a) in the dna binds to an uracil (u) in the rna.

step 3: termination

termination is the ending of transcription, and occurs when rna polymerase crosses a stop (termination) sequence in the gene. the mrna strand is complete, and it detaches from dna.