Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The degeneracy of genetic code and the wobble in codon-anticodon recognition.
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Genetic codes are used to interpret the information encoded within genetic material like DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA (ribonucleic acid) into proteins. During protein synthesis, these codes define the mapping of codons which are tri-
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- Explain how degeneracy of the genetic code makes cells better able to accomodate mutations.arrow_forwardExplain how an α helix in a transcription factor protein is able to function as a recognition helix.arrow_forwardGiven the following mRNA sequence: 5-AUCCCGUAUGCCCGGGAGCUAGCCCAGC-3 a) Label the first condon, the stop codon, the untranslated regions and predict the amino acid sequence of the polypeptidarrow_forward
- Describe the properties of the genetic code - how many codins code for amino acids, stop colons, redundancy, universality, etc.arrow_forwardExplain the degeneracy of the genetic code. What is the wobble in codon-anticodon recognitionarrow_forwardExplain what is meant by stating that the genetic code is triplet and nonoverlapping? What did the finding that DNA base composition varied greatly among different organisms suggest about the genetic code? How was the identity of the UUU codon established?arrow_forward
- Define: codon, anticodon, and nonsense codon.arrow_forward: (2) (a) Using the codon table, show the consequences of adenine base addition to thebeginning of the following coding sequence on the subsequent translation. CGA-UCG-GAA-CCA-CGU-GAU-AAG-CAU asaparrow_forwardWhat does it mean when we say that the genetic code contains degeneracy? Discuss the universality of the genetic code.arrow_forward
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