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e Edit View History Bookmarks People Window Help Mastering Chemistry: Chapter 26 HW i Secure https://session.masteringchemistry.com/myct/itemview?assignmentProblemID 83716227 spring 2017 bruice Signed in as Problem 26.9 lf methionine is the finst amino acid incorporated into an oligopeptde, what oligopeptide is coded for by the following stretch of mRNA? 5' A A -U G -G -C-A-A-A-A -C-U-U- A G -C-A-C-C-3 Table 262 The Genetic Code (mRNA) 5'-Position Middle position 3 -Position Phe Ser Tyr Stop Stop Trp His Arg Leu Pro His Arg lie Thr Asn Ser Lys Arg Lys Val Val Ala Asp Gly Val Glu val Ala Express your answers using th ree letter abbreviations separated by hyphens.

Explanation / Answer

If methionine is the first aminoacid incorporated into an oligipeptide what oligopeptide is coded for by the following stretch of Mrna

5 ‘A AUG GCA AAA CUU AGC ACC 3 ‘

AUG ----- methionine

GCA -----– alanine

AAA ------- LYSINE-

CUU -------- leucine

AGC ---------SERINE

ACC--------THRONINE

M A K L S T

5 -methionine – alanine-LYSINE- leucine-SERINE -THRONINE 3-------ANSWER