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Translate the following segment: TAC-TGA-GGG-CTG-ATT
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Tyr-stop codon-Gly-Leu-Ile (5'3' Frame)

Step-by-step explanation:

Transcription is the process by which a specific fragment of DNA (i.e., a gene) is used as template to synthesize an RNA molecule, typically a messenger RNA (mRNA), which is then used as template to synthesize a protein in the ribosomes by a process called translation. During translation, each triplet of nucleotides (i.e., each codon) in the mRNA is read in order from the 5' end to the 3' end to add an amino acid to the nascent polypeptide chain. This 'genetic code' is not overlapping because each codon specifies one of 20 amino acid total possible and 3 stop codons (UAA, UAG, UGA). In this case, the second codon "TGA" in DNA or "UGA" in RNA (Uracil always replaces Adenine during transcription) is a stop codon that indicates the end of mRNA transcription.

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