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Chapter 26, Problem 32P
Why is the codon a triplet rather than a doublet or a quartet?
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Ch. 26.1 - In acidic solutions, nucleosides are hydrolyzed to...Ch. 26.1 - Draw the structure for each of the following: a....Ch. 26.3 - Indicate whether each functional group of the five...Ch. 26.3 - Prob. 4PCh. 26.3 - If one of the strands of DNA has the following...Ch. 26.4 - The 2',3-cyclic phosphodiester that is formed...Ch. 26.5 - Using a dark line for the original parental DNA...Ch. 26.7 - Why do both thymine and uracil specify the...Ch. 26.9 - If methionine is always the first amino acid...Ch. 26.9 - Four Cs occur in a row in the segment of mRNA...
Ch. 26.9 - UAA is a stop codon. Why does the UAA sequence in...Ch. 26.9 - Prob. 12PCh. 26.9 - Write the sequences of bases in the sense strand...Ch. 26.9 - List the possible codons on mRNA that speciy each...Ch. 26.10 - Adenine can be deaminated to hypoxanthine, and...Ch. 26.10 - Explain why thymine cannot be deaminated.Ch. 26.12 - Which of the following base sequences is most...Ch. 26 - What nonapeptide is coded for by the following...Ch. 26 - What is the sequence of bases in the template...Ch. 26 - Prob. 20PCh. 26 - A segment of DNA has 18 base pairs. It has 7...Ch. 26 - Name the following:Ch. 26 - Prob. 23PCh. 26 - Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:Ch. 26 - The first amino acid incorporated into a...Ch. 26 - Match the codon with the anticodon:Ch. 26 - a. Using the single-letter abbreviations for the...Ch. 26 - Which of the following pairs of dinucleotides are...Ch. 26 - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the...Ch. 26 - If a mRNA contained only U and G in random...Ch. 26 - Why is the codon a triplet rather than a doublet...Ch. 26 - RNAase, the enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis...Ch. 26 - The amino acid sequences of peptide fragments...Ch. 26 - Which cytosine in the following sense strand of...Ch. 26 - Prob. 36PCh. 26 - Sodium nitrite, a common food preservative (page...Ch. 26 - Why does DNA not unravel completely before...Ch. 26 - Staphylococcus nuclease is an enzyme that...
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- a Describe the three components of a nucleotide. b How does the structure of an RNA nucleotide differ from that of a DNA nucleotide?arrow_forwardIf a codon consists of two nucleotides, how many codons would be possible? Would this be a workable code for the purpose of protein synthesis?arrow_forwardList codon sequences for the following amino acids: (a) Ala (b) Phe (c) Leu (d) Tyrarrow_forward
- Which of the following statements about the genetic code are true and which are false? Correct each false statement. a.Each codon is composed of four bases. b.Some amino acids are represented by more than one carbon. c.All codons represent an amino acid. d.Each living species is thought to have its own unique genetic code. e.The codon AUG at the beginning of a sequence is a signal for protein synthesis to begin at that codon. f.It is not known if the code contains stop signals for protein synthesis.arrow_forwardWrite the base sequence for the mRNA that would be formed during transcription from the DNA strand with the base sequence GCCATATTG.arrow_forwardDraw the complete structure of the ribonucleotide codon UAC. For what amino acid does this sequence code?arrow_forward
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