The Following Question Refers to This Table of Codons

question 61

Multiple Choice

The following question refers to this table of codons.

What amino acid sequence will be generated, based on the following mRNA codon sequence?
5′-AUG-UCU-UCG-UUA-UCC-UUG-3′

• A) Met-Arg-Glu-Arg-Glu-Arg
• B) Met-Glu-Arg-Arg-Glu-Leu
• C) Met-Ser-Leu-Ser-Leu-Ser
• D) Met-Ser-Ser-Leu-Ser-Leu

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