Chapter 8, Problem 31P

Summary Introduction

a.

To determine:

Whether the different genes for transfer RNA in human beings possess different types of functions.

Introduction:

The transfer RNA (Ribonucleic acid) possess anticodon region which binds with the codon region of messenger RNA and help in the process of translation. The human genome contains an average of about 500 genes for the transfer RNA.

Summary Introduction

b.

To determine:

The reason due to which the genome of human beings undergo so many modifications and evolutions to house an ample number of transfer RNA genes.

Introduction:

Numerous transfer RNA are housed by the human genome. All the transfer RNA help in the process of translation by carrying various amino acids from the amino acid pool.