Question

Translate the mRNA codons into the

amino acid sequence.

(DO put a comma and a space between the codons and make sure you spell out the names of amino acids!)

Answer 1

mRNA sequence: AUG; GCU; AAU; UGU; UGA

protein sequence: Met-Ala-Asn-Cys-stop codon (Methionine-Alanine-Asparagine-Cysteine-stop codon)

Step-by-step explanation:

Transcription is the process by which a fragment of DNA (e.g., a gene) is used as template to synthesize a complementary RNA sequence, usually a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence that is then used to synthesize a protein by the process of translation. In RNA, Adenine bases are replaced by Uracil bases. During translation, each codon (i.e., each triplet of nucleotides of the mRNA) indicates a specific amino acid (according to the genetic code). UGA, UAA, and UAG are stop codons that signal the end or termination of translation.