Question
Table 1.
The Genetic Code: Codons and Their Amino Acids
First Two Nucleotides
last Nucleotide of Codons
The Amino Acids
A
bU.
phe
phe
leu
leu
Abbreviations
Names
UC
ser
ser
ser
ser
gly
glycine
UA
alanine
tyr
tyr
term
ala
term
val
valine
UG
cys
cys
term
trp
ile
isoleucine
CU
leu
leu
leu
leu
leu
leucine
ser
serine
CC
pro
pro
pro
pro
thr
threonine
his
his
gin
gin
pro
proline
C
asp
aspartate
arg
arg
arg
arg
glu
glutamate
AU
ile
ile
ile
met
lys
lysine
AC
thr
thr
thr
thr
arg
arginine
asn
asparagine
AA
asn
25T
lys
lys
gin
glutamine
AG
ser
ser
arg
arg
cys
cysteine
met
methionine
GU
val
val
val
val
trp
tryptophan
GC
ala
ala
ala
ala
phe
phenylalanine
GA
glu
glu
tyr
tyrosine
asp
asp
his
histidine
GG
gly
gly
gly
gly
term
termination
3. Use Table 1 to read the codons below. Find the name of the amino acid and write it in the space pro
the letters code for more than one amino acid, separate the names by dashes.
b. U U A:
C. GAG:
d. UAUCUA:
e. AUCUUG:
f. AAGAGUUCG:
g. AAAUUUGGG:
h. CCAGCUAGAGGGUGGCUGUCA:
Answer
b. U U A: phenylalanine
c. GAG: glutamic acid
d. UAUCUA: isoleucine-leucine
e. AUCUUG: isoleucine-leucine
f. AAGAGUUCG: lysine-arginine-serine
g. AAAUUUGGG: lysine-leucine-glycine
h. CCAGCUAGAGGGUGGCUGUCA: proline-serine-arginine-glycine-tryptophan-leucine-serine