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) of these codons are stop codons, which dons are Even (isoacce anticodo through

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) of these codons are stop codons, which dons are Even (isoacce anticodo through codon. onymou ple, seri UCG, al mRNA a the first Second base Phe Tyr uGC UUAUCA UUG UCG UAG Stop UGG Trp G CUU CUC CUA UAA Stop UGA Stop A Leu CCU CAU CAC CGU CGC His Pro CUG CCG CAG CGG CAG Gln /CGA Arg Ser AUC Ile ACC AAC AGC Se AUA ACA AAAAGAA AUG Met ACG AAG Anticod Lys AGG Val GUA GCAGAA GCA Ala GAC Asp GGU GUG GCG GAGGGG G GAG Glu /GGA GlyC 15.10 The genetic code consists of 64 codons. The amino acids specified by each codon are given in their three-letter abbreviation. The codons are written 5'-3', as they appear in the mRNA. AUG is an initiation (start) codon as well as the codon for methionine; UAA, 15.11 W anticodo Pairing at Watson-a are relaxe can pair UAG, and UGA are termination (stop) codons.

Explanation / Answer

DNA       3' TAC TGG CCG TTA GTT GAT ATA ACT 5'

mRNA AUG ACC GGC AAU CAA CUA UAU UGA

protein   MET THR GLY ASN GLN LEU TYR STOP

a) A transition at position 11 ( T to C)

3' TAC TGG CCG TCA GTT GAT ATA ACT 5'

mRNA AUG ACC GGC AGU CAA CUA UAU UGA

Protein MET THR GLY SER GLN LEU TYR STOP

b) A transition at nucleotide 13 ( G To A)

3' TAC TGG CCG TTA ATT GAT ATA ACT 5'

mRNA AUG ACC GGC AAU UAA CUA UAU UGA

protein MET THR GLY ASN STOP LEU TYR STOP

c. A one nucleotide deletion at position 7

3' TAC TGG CG TTA GTT GAT ATA ACT 5'

mRNA AUG ACC GCA AUC AAC UAU AUU GA

protein MET THR ALA ILE ASN TYR ILE GA

d. T to A transversion at nucleotide 15

3' TAC TGG CCG TTA GTA GAT ATA ACT 5'

mRNA AUG ACC GGC AAU CAU CUA UAU UGA

protein MET THR GLY ASN HIS LEU TYR STOP

e. addition of TGG after nucleotide 6

3' TAC TGG TGG CCG TTA GTT GAT ATA ACT 5'

mRNA AUG ACC ACC GGC AAU CAA CUA UAU UGA

protein MET THR THR GLY ASN GLN LEU TYR STOP

f. A transition at nucleotide 9 ( G to A)

3' TAC TGG CCA TTA GTT GAT ATA ACT 5'

mRNA AUG ACC GGU AAU CAA CUA UAU UGA

protein MET THR GLY ASN GLN LEU TYR STOP