The DNA Sequence Below Encodes the First Five Amino Acids

question 26

Essay

The DNA sequence below encodes the first five amino acids of a large protein. 5' ATGTTAGGATATCAG 3'
3' TACAATCCTATAGTC 5'
a. Identify the coding and template strands.
b. Write the sequence and polarity of the mRNA transcript produced by this sequence. Which process in the ce dogma of biology did you perform? Where does this process occur in eukaryotes?
c. Write the amino acid sequence of the amino acids produced using the three- letter code for amino acids. (See genetic code table in text.) Which process in the central dogma of biology did you perform? Where does this process occur in eukaryotes?

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