Look at the MRNA strand below. There are at least a few bases before the "AUG" or the start codon. Why is it important that "AUG" or the start codon NOT be the first 3 nucleotides of the mRNA sequence?

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Section13.4: Translation
Problem 3C: A certain mRNA strand has the following nucleotide sequence: 5AUGACGUAUAACUUU3 What is the anticodon...
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Look at the MRNA strand below.
There are at least a few bases before the "AUG" or the
start codon.
Why is it important that "AUG" or the start codon NOT
be the first 3 nucleotides of the mRNA sequence?
The structure of a typical human protein coding MRNA including the untranslated regions (UTRS)
Cap 5' UTR
Coding sequence (CDS)
3' UTR
Poly-A
tail
Start
Stop
5'
3'
1
5'-UTR or 5' untranslated region
Transcribed Image Text:Look at the MRNA strand below. There are at least a few bases before the "AUG" or the start codon. Why is it important that "AUG" or the start codon NOT be the first 3 nucleotides of the mRNA sequence? The structure of a typical human protein coding MRNA including the untranslated regions (UTRS) Cap 5' UTR Coding sequence (CDS) 3' UTR Poly-A tail Start Stop 5' 3' 1 5'-UTR or 5' untranslated region
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