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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Definition of: genetic code, codon, and anticodon. The relationship among the bases in DNA, the codons of
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Translation is the process in molecular biology, in which ribosomes in the cytoplasm synthesize proteins by the process of transcription of DNA to RNA in the cell.
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- What is most closely associated with the cell organelle in the process represented in the diagram ? Which amino acid would be transferred to the position of codon CAC? Whre was structure X made?arrow_forwardConsider the following DNA sequence:CATGTGTAGTCTAAAa. Write the sequence of the DNA strand that would be repli-cated from this one.b. Write the sequence of the RNA molecule that would betranscribed from the DNA strand.c. State how many codons the sequence specifies.d. State how many amino acids the sequence specifiesarrow_forwardSuppose you are provided with a sequence of nucleotides. How would you determine if the sequence is of mRNA, tRNA, or DNA molecules?arrow_forward
- Refer to the genetic code in Figure 15.10 to answer the following question Q. If a single transition occurs in a codon that specifies Phe, what amino acids can be specified by the mutated sequence?arrow_forwardDescribe the relationship between the tRNA and mRNA describedarrow_forwardDiagram generally how a mRNA that contains sequences corresponding to four (4) exons would be translated. How many domains would the protein that results from translation contain?arrow_forward
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