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This is your string of DNA, what amino acids will be created? (HINT: wait for the start codon) T T A T A C C A C G G A T C G A C T

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Answer:

Methionine (Met)- Valine (Val)- Proline (Pro)- Serine (Ser)- STOP

Step-by-step explanation:

The process whereby a sequence of DNA is used to produce an amino acid sequence (protein) is termed GENE EXPRESSION. The gene expression process involves two major stages namely transcription and translation.

- Transcription forms a mRNA sequence from a DNA sequence using complementary base pairing i.e. A-U, G-C etc. In this DNA sequence; TTA- TAC-CAC-GGA-TCG-ACT, the following mRNA sequence will be produced; AAU- AUG- GUG- CCU- AGC- UGA

- Translation is the process whereby amino acid sequence is produced using mRNA transcript template. Using genetic code and commencing from the start codon (AUG), the amino acid sequence is as follows:

Methionine (Met)- Valine (Val)- Proline (Pro)- Serine (Ser)- STOP

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