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A mrna strand has the following sequence:5' aaccuaaaccgcaauggcu 3'what would be the sequence of amino acids formed during translation of this mrna strand?

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Translation of the provided mRNA strand 5' AACCUAAACCGCAAUGGCU 3' yields the amino acid sequence Asn-Leu-Asn-Arg-Asn-Gly.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student has provided an mRNA sequence and is asking about the corresponding sequence of amino acids formed during the process of translation. Translation is the process by which a ribosome decodes an mRNA sequence into a string of amino acids, forming a protein. Each group of three bases (codons) on the mRNA corresponds to one specific amino acid. To determine the amino acid sequence, one would need to use the genetic code to match each codon with its corresponding amino acid.

For the provided sequence, 5' AACCUAAACCGCAAUGGCU 3', we translate it codon by codon, assuming that the reading starts at the first nucleotide provided and follows the genetic code:

  • AAC - Asparagine (Asn)
  • CUA - Leucine (Leu)
  • AAC - Asparagine (Asn)
  • CGC - Arginine (Arg)
  • AAU - Asparagine (Asn)
  • GGC - Glycine (Gly)

Therefore, the sequence of amino acids formed during the translation of this mRNA strand would be Asn-Leu-Asn-Arg-Asn-Gly.

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