Suppose You Take the Glycine TRNA and Modify It So

question 109

Multiple Choice

Suppose you take the glycine tRNA and modify it so that the glycine is changed to valine.Based on the results of the Benzer experiments, _______, because the protein synthesis machinery recognizes the _______.

• A) nothing should change in proteins; amino acid attached to the tRNA
• B) nothing should change in proteins; tRNA anticodon
• C) proteins would have valines where glycines normally are; amino acid attached to the tRNA
• D) proteins would have valines where glycines normally are; tRNA anticodon
• E) proteins would have glycines where valines normally are; amino acid attached to the tRNA

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