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1 acatttgctt ctgacacaac tgtgttcact agcaacctca aacagacacc atggtgcatc 61 tgactcctg

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Question

1 acatttgctt ctgacacaac tgtgttcact agcaacctca aacagacacc atggtgcatc

       61 tgactcctga ggagaagtct gccgttactg ccctgtgggg caaggtgaac gtggatgaag

      121 ttggtggtga ggccctgggc aggctgctgg tggtctaccc ttggacccag aggttctttg

      181 agtcctttgg ggatctgtcc actcctgatg ctgttatggg caaccctaag gtgaaggctc

      241 atggcaagaa agtgctcggt gcctttagtg atggcctggc tcacctggac aacctcaagg

      301 gcacctttgc cacactgagt gagctgcact gtgacaagct gcacgtggat cctgagaact

      361 tcaggctcct gggcaacgtg ctggtctgtg tgctggccca tcactttggc aaagaattca

      421 ccccaccagt gcaggctgcc tatcagaaag tggtggctgg tgtggctaat gccctggccc

      481 acaagtatca ctaagctcgc tttcttgctg tccaatttct attaaaggtt cctttgttcc

      541 ctaagtccaa ctactaaact gggggatatt atgaagggcc ttgagcatct ggattctgcc

      601 taataaaaaa catttatttt cattgc


Convert to MRNA, look for start codon and the Amino Acids

Explanation / Answer

mRNA sequence :

uguaaacgaa gacuguguug acacaaguga ucguuggagu uugucugugg uaccacguag

acugaggacu ccucuucaga cggcaaugac gggacacccc guuccacuug caccuacuuc

aaccaccacu ccgggacccg uccgacgacc accagauggg aaccuggguc uccaagaaac

ucaggaaacc ccuagacagg ugaggacuac gacaauaccc guugggauuc cacuuccgag

uaccguucuu ucacgagcca cggaaaucac uaccggaccg aguggaccug uuggaguucc

cguggaaacg gugugacuca cucgacguga cacuguucga cgugcaccua ggacucuuga

aguccgagga cccguugcac gaccagacac acgaccgggu agugaaaccg uuucuuaagu

ggggugguca cguccgacgg auagucuuuc accaccgacc acaccgauua cgggaccggg

uguucauagu gauucgagcg aaagaacgac agguuaaaga uaauuuccaa ggaaacaagg

gauucagguu gaugauuuga cccccuauaa uacuucccgg aacucguaga ccuaagacgg

auuauuuuuu guaaauaaaa guaacg

Detection of start codon and amino acid encoding :

uguaaacgaa gacuguguug acacaaguga ucguuggagu uugucugugg uaccacguag

acugaggacu ccucuucaga cggcaaugac gggacacccc guuccacuug caccuacuuc

aaccaccacu ccgggacccg uccgacgacc accag-aug-gga-acc-ugg-guc-ucc-aag-aaa-cuc
-------------------------------------------------Met-Gly-Thr-Trp-Val-Ser-Lys-Lys-Leu
agg-aaa-ccc-cua-gac-agg-uga ggacuacgacaauacccguugggauuccacuuccgag
Arg-Lys-Pro-Leu-Asp-Arg-Stop

uaccguucuu ucacgagcca cggaaaucac uaccggaccg aguggaccug uuggaguucc

cguggaaacg gugugacuca cucgacguga cacuguucga cgugcaccua ggacucuuga

aguccgagga cccguugcac gaccagacac acgaccgggu agugaaaccg uuucuuaagu

ggggugguca cguccgacgg auagucuuuc accaccgacc acaccgauua cgggaccggg

uguucauagu gauucgagcg aaagaacgac agguuaaaga uaauuuccaa ggaaacaagg

gauucagguu g-aug-auu-uga cccccuauaauacuucccggaacucguagaccuaagacgg
------------------Met-Ile-Stop

auuauuuuuuguaaauaaaaguaacg