Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
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Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Darrell Killian
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Chapter 14, Problem 4PDQ
Francis Crick proposed the “adaptor hypothesis” for the function of tRNA. Why did he choose that description?
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How does the cell ensure that a specific amino acid (say, valine) attaches itself only to the one tRNA molecule that is specific for valine?
(A) Proteins called aminoacyl DNA synthetases are responsible for bringing together the proper pair. The enzymes match the amino acid and one of the correct DNA molecules carrying the right anticodon.
(B) Lipids called aminoacyl tRNA synthetases are responsible for bringing together the proper pair. The lipid binds the amino acid and one of the correct tRNA molecules carrying the right codon.
(C) Enzymes called aminoacyl tRNA synthetases are responsible for bringing together the proper pair. The enzymes match the amino acid and one of the correct tRNA molecules carrying the right anticodon.
(D) Enzymes called peptidyl mRNA synthetases are responsible for bringing together the proper pair. The enzymes match the amino acid and one of the correct mRNA molecules carrying the right anticodon.
in a clever experiment performed in 1962, a cysteine already attached to its tRNA was chemically converted to an alanine. these “hybrid” tRNA molecules were then added to a cell- free translation system from which the normal cysteine-tRNAs had been removed. When the resulting protein was analyzed, it was found that alanine had been inserted at every point in the polypeptide chain where cysteine was supposed to be. Discuss what this experiment tells you about the role of aminoacyl- tRNA synthetases during the normal translation of the genetic code.
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Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
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