Combo: Hole's Human A&P with Connect Access Card
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Author: David N. Shier Dr.
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Chapter 4, Problem 6IA
Consider the following DNA sequence:
CATGTGTAGTCTAAA
a. Write the sequence of the DNA strand that would bereplicated 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 specifies.
e. Use table 4.2 to write the sequence of amino acids that thisDNA sequence encodes.
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