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First Position (s-end) Third Position .en Position UAU Tyr UAC Tyr UAA StopUGA U

ID: 206254 • Letter: F

Question

First Position (s-end) Third Position .en Position UAU Tyr UAC Tyr UAA StopUGA UAG Stop CAU His CAC His CAA GIn GAG Gln AAU Asn AAC Asn AAA Lys AAG Lys UGU Cys UGC Cys UUU Phe UUC Phe UUA Leu UUG Leu CUU Leu CUC Leu CUA Leu CUG Leu AUU Ile AUC Ile AUA Ile AUG Met* UCU Ser UCC Ser UCA Ser UCG Ser CCU Pro CCC Pro CCA Pro CCG Pro ACU Thr ACC Thr ACA Thr ACG Thr GUU ValGCU Ala GAU Asp GUC ValGCC AlaGAC Asp GCA Ala GCC Ala UGG Tp CGU Arg CGC Arg CGA Arg CGG Arg AGU Ser AGC Ser AGA Arg AGG Arg GGU Gly GGC Gly GGA Gly GGG Gly GUA Val GAA Glu CUG Val GAG Glu Using the genetic code provided, identify the amino acid sequence (using 3-letter codes) of the peptide encoded by the template DNA sequence shown below 5'-TGCTACGAGATC GCTTGGTCGGACATTATC G-3"

Explanation / Answer

Given Strand of DNA                     5’ TGC TAC GAG ATC GCT TGG TCG GAC ATT   ATC G 3’

Complementary Strand of DNA 3’ ACG ATG CTC TAG CGA ACC   AGC CTG TAA UAG C 5’

mRNA 5’ UGC UAC GAG AUC GCU UGG UCG GAC AUU UAG G 3’

Peptide: Cyst- Tyr- GLu- Ileu- Ala- Trp- Ser- Asp- Ileu

Note: As UAG is a STOP codon , so no amino acid corresponding to it in the peptide chain.