You have a strand of messenger RNA (mRNA) with the following sequence of bases.
U C U C G U C A A U U U U C C = mRNA
Recopy your strand of mRNA and divide the strand into triplets to be translated. Next to each triplet (codon) write the name of the amino acid that corresponds to that particular "set of three" bases. You will need to use your codon (bases)/amino acid chart from your previous notes for this section.Remember that transfer RNA has the three complementary bases, which match to the mRNA bases (called the "anticodon"). Now write the anticodons for your strand of mRNA.Using your original strand of mRNA, what was the sequence of nucleotides on the DNA strand that yielded the mRNA? Note: don't forget about the thymine/uracil rule.Can you now create the original double stranded DNA that coded for the protein you made?RECORD EACH STEP YOU PERFORM.
U C U C G U C A A U U U U C C = mRNA
Recopy your strand of mRNA and divide the strand into triplets to be translated. Next to each triplet (codon) write the name of the amino acid that corresponds to that particular "set of three" bases. You will need to use your codon (bases)/amino acid chart from your previous notes for this section.Remember that transfer RNA has the three complementary bases, which match to the mRNA bases (called the "anticodon"). Now write the anticodons for your strand of mRNA.Using your original strand of mRNA, what was the sequence of nucleotides on the DNA strand that yielded the mRNA? Note: don't forget about the thymine/uracil rule.Can you now create the original double stranded DNA that coded for the protein you made?RECORD EACH STEP YOU PERFORM.