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Give the single letter amino acid sequence that is coded for by the following segment of DNA coding strand (sense strand)? (5') GCATTTCTAACTTGAGGG (3')

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Give a one sentence definition of translation.



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Answer to Question 1

The mRNA strand is: (Remembering U replaces T in RNA.)
(5') GCAUUUCUAACUUGAGGG (3')
The amino acid squence is: (UGA is a stop codon.)
Three-letter code:
AlaPheLeuThr
One-letter code (See Table 26.1.)
AFLT

Answer to Question 2

Translation is the process by which genetic messages are decoded and used to synthesize proteins.





 

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