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What Are Nucleic Acids? — Structure & Function

By Reagan Devine
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Below, you are given an mRNA sequence and a codon chart. Use them to answer the following question.

mRNA: 5' AUG CGU GGA UCA 3'
The codons AAA and AAG code for Lys. The codons UAU and UAC code for Tyr. The codon AUG codes for start/met. The codons GGU GGC GGA and GGG code for gly.

By Gurustip at English Wikibooks [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

What would the first amino acid codon be for the given mRNA sequence?

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Type a concept, like “slope” or “photosynthesis”.

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