Question 22.9: What polypeptide would be synthesized from the following tem...
What polypeptide would be synthesized from the following template strand of DNA: 3 ‘ CGG TGT CTT TTA 5 ‘ ?
Analysis
To determine what polypeptide is synthesized from a DNA template, two steps are needed. First use the DNA sequence to determine the transcribed mRNA sequence: C pairs with G, T pairs with A, and A (on DNA) pairs with U (on mRNA). Then use the codons in Table 22.3 to determine what amino acids are coded for by a given codon in mRNA.
Table 22.3 The Genetic Code—Triplets in Messenger RNA | |||||||||
First Base (5′ end) | Second Base | Third Base (3′ end) | |||||||
U | C | A | G | ||||||
U | UUU | Phe | UCU | Ser | UAU | Tyr | UGU | Cys | U |
UUC | Phe | UCC | Ser | UAC | Tyr | UGC | Cys | C | |
UUA | Leu | UCA | Ser | UAA | Stop | UGA | Stop | A | |
UUG | Leu | UCG | Ser | UAG | Stop | UGG | Trp | G | |
C | CUU | Leu | CCU | Pro | CAU | His | CGU | Arg | U |
CUC | Leu | CCC | Pro | CAC | His | CGC | Arg | C | |
CUA | Leu | CCA | Pro | CAA | Gln | CGA | Arg | A | |
CUG | Leu | CCG | Pro | CAG | Gln | CGG | Arg | G | |
A | AUU | Ile | ACU | Thr | AAU | Asn | AGU | Ser | U |
AUC | Ile | ACC | Thr | AAC | Asn | AGC | Ser | C | |
AUA | Ile | ACA | Thr | AAA | Lys | AGA | Arg | A | |
AUG | Met | ACG | Thr | AAG | Lys | AGG | Arg | G | |
G | GUU | Val | GCU | Ala | GAU | Asp | GGU | Gly | U |
GUC | Val | GCC | Ala | GAC | Asp | GGC | Gly | C | |
GUA | Val | GCA | Ala | GAA | Glu | GGA | Gly | A | |
GUG | Val | GCG | Ala | GAG | Glu | GGG | Gly | G |
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