A gene contains the sequence GGCTAAC. What is the sequence of the MRNA transcribed from this strand of DNA?

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A gene contains the sequence
GGCTAAC. What is the sequence of the
MRNA transcribed from this strand of
DNA?
CCGATTG
CCGAUUG
GGCTAAC
GGCUAAC
Transcribed Image Text:A gene contains the sequence GGCTAAC. What is the sequence of the MRNA transcribed from this strand of DNA? CCGATTG CCGAUUG GGCTAAC GGCUAAC
A triplet base sequence on the template
strand of DNA reads ATT. What will be
the corresponding MRNA codon, tRNA
anticodon, and amino acid coded for by
this DNA?
The genetic code
Second letter of codon
UUU Phenylalanine UCU
UUC Phe)
UUA
UAU
UAC
UGU
Cysteine (Cys)
UGC
Tytosine (Tyr)
Serine (Ser)
UA Stop codon
UAG Stop codon
G Stop codon
UGG Tryptophan (Trp) G
CGU
CGC
Leucine (Leu)
UUG
CUU
ucc
CCU
Proline (Pro)
Histidine (His)
CAC
Leucine (Leu)
Arginine (Arg)
CA
ccc
CAA
Glutamine (Gin)
CAG
CUA
CGA
CUG
cG
AUU
soleucine (le)
AUC
AAU
Asparagine (Asn)
AGU
AGC
Serine (Ser)
Threonine (Thr)
RAA
AUA
Methionine:
Lysine (Lys)
AGA Arginine (Arg)
ARC
start codon ACG
GUU
GCU
GCC Alanine (Alb)
GCA
GCC
GAU Aspartic acid (Asp)
GGO
GUC
Valine (Val)
GUA
GGC
GAC
Glycine (Gly)
GGA
GAA Glutamic acid (Glu)
GG
GUG
GAG
TAA; UTT; methionine
UAA; AUU; no amino acid (= stop
codon)
CGG; GCC; alanine
CGG; ATT; isoleucine
First letter of codon
Third letter of codon
Transcribed Image Text:A triplet base sequence on the template strand of DNA reads ATT. What will be the corresponding MRNA codon, tRNA anticodon, and amino acid coded for by this DNA? The genetic code Second letter of codon UUU Phenylalanine UCU UUC Phe) UUA UAU UAC UGU Cysteine (Cys) UGC Tytosine (Tyr) Serine (Ser) UA Stop codon UAG Stop codon G Stop codon UGG Tryptophan (Trp) G CGU CGC Leucine (Leu) UUG CUU ucc CCU Proline (Pro) Histidine (His) CAC Leucine (Leu) Arginine (Arg) CA ccc CAA Glutamine (Gin) CAG CUA CGA CUG cG AUU soleucine (le) AUC AAU Asparagine (Asn) AGU AGC Serine (Ser) Threonine (Thr) RAA AUA Methionine: Lysine (Lys) AGA Arginine (Arg) ARC start codon ACG GUU GCU GCC Alanine (Alb) GCA GCC GAU Aspartic acid (Asp) GGO GUC Valine (Val) GUA GGC GAC Glycine (Gly) GGA GAA Glutamic acid (Glu) GG GUG GAG TAA; UTT; methionine UAA; AUU; no amino acid (= stop codon) CGG; GCC; alanine CGG; ATT; isoleucine First letter of codon Third letter of codon
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