BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
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A codon is a specific sequence of
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Q. If a single transition occurs in a codon that specifies Leu, what amino acids can be specified by the mutated sequence?
Determine which amino acid is formed from the following mRNA codon: GUA.
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aspartic acid
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