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Question 17.sp.10: (a) What dipeptide is produced from the following segment of...

(a) What dipeptide is produced from the following segment of DNA: AGAGAT? (b) What happens to the dipeptide when a point mutation occurs and the DNA segment contains the sequence ATAGAT instead?
Analysis
Transcribe the DNA sequence to an mRNA sequence with complementary base pairs. Then use Table 17.3 to determine what amino acids are coded for by each codon.

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