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When a triplet of bases in the coding sequence of dna is gca, the corresponding codon for the mrna that is transcribed from it is:?

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In the DNA's double helix the nucleotides used are adenine (A), timine (T), Guanine (G), cytosine (C) and A will pair with T, while C will pair with G.

Meanwhile, RNA sequences are formed by the following nucleotides: adenine (A), uracil (U), Guanine (G), cytosine (C). In RNA, A pairs with U, while C will pair with G.
So, the DNA codon CGA would be transcribed on mRNA as GCU.




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