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Under conditions where methionine must be the first amino acid, what protein wou

ID: 207537 • Letter: U

Question

Under conditions where methionine must be the first amino acid, what protein would be coded for by the following mRNA?

5’-CCUCAUAUGCGCCAUUAUAAGUGACACACA-3’

A.

pro his met arg his tyr lys cys his thr

B.

met arg his tyr lys cys his thr

C.

met arg his tyr lys

D.

met pro his met arg his tyr lys cys his thr

E.

arg his ser glu tyr tyr arg leu tyr ser

.               Which mRNA codes for the following polypeptide?

met arg ser leu glu

A.            3'-AUGCGUAGCUUGGAGUGA-5'

B.            3'-AGUGAGGUUCGAUGCGUA-5'

C.            5'-AUGCGUAGCUUGGAGUGA-3'

D.            1'-AUGCGUAGCUUGGAGUGA-3'

E.            3'-AUGCGUAGCUUGGAGUGA-1'

A.

pro his met arg his tyr lys cys his thr

B.

met arg his tyr lys cys his thr

C.

met arg his tyr lys

D.

met pro his met arg his tyr lys cys his thr

E.

arg his ser glu tyr tyr arg leu tyr ser

Explanation / Answer

Translation starts at start codon AUG and stops at codon UGA

c. met arg his tyr lys

c. 5' - AUGCGUAGCUUGGAGUGA- 3'