Decode the following DNA sequences into a protein chain using the following char

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Decode the following DNA sequences into a protein chain using the following chart:

DNA  Triplet                        RNA Codon                        Amino Acid

TAC                                    AUG                                    Start – Methionine

ATC                                    UAG                                    Stop

AAA                                    UUU                                    Phenylalanine

AGG                                    UCC                                    Serine

ACA                                    UGU                                     Cysteine

GGG                                    CCC                                    Proline

GAA                                    CUU                                    Leucine           

GCT                                    CGA                                    Arginine           

TTT                                    AAA                                    Lysine

TGC                                    ACG                                    Threonine

CCG                                    GGC                                    Glycine

CTC                                    GAG                                    Glutamic Acid

1. TAC/AAA/GCT/ATC

2. AAA/ATC/TAC/CCG/TTT/ATC

3. CCG/TTT/TAC/TGC/GAA/GAA/ATC

Explanation / Answer

1).

DNA----TAC/AAA/GCT/ATC

mRNA-AUG/UUU/CGA/UAG

AA-----Met/Phe/Arg/STOP

2).

DNA-----AAA/ATC/TAC/CCG/TTT/ATC

mRNA-UUU/UAG/AUG/GGC/AAA/UAG

AA----Phe-STOP/Met/Gly/Lys/STOP

3).

DNA-----CCG/TTT/TAC/TGC/GAA/GAA/ATC

mRNA--GGC/AAA/AUG/ACG/CUU/CUU/UAG

AA------Gly/Lys/Met/Thr/Leu/Leu/STOP

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