Table 82
Codons in MRNA Molecule and Their Corresponding Amino Acids

question 43

Multiple Choice

Table 8.2
Codons in mRNA molecule and their corresponding amino acids
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { UUU } & \text { Phenylalanine } & \text { UAU } & \text { tyrosine } \\\hline \text { UUA } & \text { leucine } & \text { UAA } & \text { nonsense } \\\hline \text { GCA } & \text { alanine } & \text { AAU } & \text { asparagine } \\\hline \text { AAG } & \text { lysine } & \text { UGC } & \text { cysteine } \\\hline \text { GUU } & \text { valine } & \text { UCG, UCU } & \text { serine } \\\hline\end{array}$$




-Refer to Table 8.2.If an indeterminate frameshift mutation occurred (that is,one at a random location) in the sequence of bases shown below,what would be the sequence of amino acids coded for? 3' ATTACGCTTTGC

• A)leucine-arginine-lysine-alanine
• B)asparagine-arginine-lysine-alanine
• C)asparagine-cysteine-valine-serine
• D)Translation would stop at the first codon.
• E)The answer cannot be determined based on the information provided.

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