Using Infographic 8.8, The Genetic Code, translate the following mRNA sequence into an amino acid sequence.
AUG-GCA-CCC-UCA
My translated amino acid sequence is :
A mutation occurs and the mRNA sequence becomes the following:
AUG-GCC-CCG-UCU
Translate this mutated mRNA sequence into an amino acid sequence, again using Infographic 8.8.
My translated amino acid sequence is:
Do you think this mutation would change the protein's shape and function? Why or why not?
A different mutation occurs and the mRNA sequence becomes the following:
AUG-GCA-CCC-CCA
Translate this mutated mRNA sequence into an amino acid sequence, again using Infographic 8.8.
My translated amino acid sequence is:
Do you think this mutation would change the protein's shape and function? Why or why not?
Codons are three-nucleotide sequences within chains of mRNA. Most codons specify a particular
amino acid. One codon specifies where to start translation (start codon) and others specify where
to end (stop codons). There is redundancy in the genetic code as 64 possible codons code for only
20 different amino acids. Since the genetic code is universal, the same gene will be transcribed