5'-ATGCTGCGTGCATGGGATATAGGTAGCACACGTCC-3' 3'-TACGACGCACGTACCC TATATCC ATCGTGTGCAGG-5' (a) Assuming that transcription starts with the first C in the template strand, and continues to the end, what would be the sequence of the MRNA derived from this fragment? (b) Find the initiation and stop codons in this MRNA. (c) Would there be an effect on translation of changing the fourth T in the template strand to a C? If so, what effect?

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5'-ATGCTGCGTGCATGGGATATAGGTAGCACACGTCC-3'
3'-TACGACGCACGTACCC TATATCC ATCGTGTGCAGG-5'
(a) Assuming that transcription starts with the first C in the template strand, and continues to
the end, what would be the sequence of the MRNA derived from this fragment?
(b) Find the initiation and stop codons in this MRNA.
(c) Would there be an effect on translation of changing the fourth T in the template strand to a
C? If so, what effect?
Transcribed Image Text:5'-ATGCTGCGTGCATGGGATATAGGTAGCACACGTCC-3' 3'-TACGACGCACGTACCC TATATCC ATCGTGTGCAGG-5' (a) Assuming that transcription starts with the first C in the template strand, and continues to the end, what would be the sequence of the MRNA derived from this fragment? (b) Find the initiation and stop codons in this MRNA. (c) Would there be an effect on translation of changing the fourth T in the template strand to a C? If so, what effect?
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