Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 9, Problem 4CT
Summary Introduction
To determine: The amino acid sequence that can be translated from the given mRNA
Concept introduction:
The genetic information of DNA is based on the nucleotide base sequences. These sequences are transcribed into mRNA triplets and are called as codons. These mRNA triplet nucleotides are then translated to form a polypeptide.
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Translate the following mRNA nucleotide sequence into an amino acid sequence, starting at the first base:
5’ - UGUCAUGCUCGUCUUGAAUCUUGUGAUGCUCGUUGGAUUAAUUGU - 3’
Translate the following mRNA nucleotide sequence into an amino acid sequence, starting at the second base:
5’ - UGUCAUGCUCGUCUUGAAUCUUGUGAUGCUCGUUGGAUUAAUUGU - 3’
For the messenger RNA sequence below, find the beginning of the amino acid coding sequence and translate the sequence using the
genetic code provided below.
5' - AAUUAUGGGCAAUAUGCCGGGCcGGUUAAGCG - 3'
Second Letter
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UCA
Stop UGA Stop
UUG
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CAU
His
CGU
c cuc
Leu ccc
ССА
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Pro
CÁC
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CAG
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CGG
Arg
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CUG
Gin
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ACU
AAU
AAC
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Asn
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AUG
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AGU
AGC
AGA
AGG
Thr
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GUA
GUG
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GAU
GAC
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Val
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Chapter 9 Solutions
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Ch. 9 - Prob. 7SQCh. 9 - Prob. 8SQCh. 9 - Prob. 9SQCh. 9 - Anticodons pair with ___ . a. mRNA codons b. DNA...Ch. 9 - Prob. 11SQCh. 9 - Prob. 12SQCh. 9 - Prob. 13SQCh. 9 - Energy that drives translation is provided mainly...Ch. 9 - Match the terms with the best description. ______...Ch. 9 - Researchers are designing and testing antisense...Ch. 9 - An anticodon has the sequence GCG. What amino acid...Ch. 9 - Each position of a codon can be occupied by one of...Ch. 9 - Prob. 4CTCh. 9 - Translate the .sequence of bases in the previous...Ch. 9 - Can you .spell your name (or someone else's) using...Ch. 9 - Bacteria use the.same stop codons as eukaryotes....
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