1. Given the anticodon in tRNA is CUU, name the amino acid that will be added.  2. Given the anticodon in tRNA is CUU, what is the complementary codon? 3. How many synonyms code for arginine?  4. How many codons code for the amino acid cysteine?  5. How many codons code for the amino acid histidine? 6. How many codons code for the amino acid threonine?

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1. Given the anticodon in tRNA is CUU, name the amino acid that will be added. 

2. Given the anticodon in tRNA is CUU, what is the complementary codon?

3. How many synonyms code for arginine? 

4. How many codons code for the amino acid cysteine? 

5. How many codons code for the amino acid histidine?

6. How many codons code for the amino acid threonine? 

1st base
A
G
UUU Phenylalanine
UCU
Serine
UAU Tyrosine
UGU
Cysteine
UUC Phenylalanine
UCC
Serine
UAC
Tyrosine
UGC
Cysteine
UUA
Leucine
UCA
Serine
UAA
Stop
Stop
UGG Tryptophan
UGA
A
UUG Leucine
UCG
Serine
UAG
Stop
G
CUU
Leucine
CCU
Proline
CAU
Histidine
CGU
Arginine
CUC
Leucine
CC
Proline
САС
Histidine
CGC
Arginine
Proline
Glutamine
Arginine
CGG Arginine
CUA
Leucine
СА
САА
CGA
A
CUG Leucine
CCG
Proline
CAG
Glutamine
AUU Isoleucine
ACU
Threonine
AAU
Asparagine
AGU
Serine
AUC Isoleucine
ACC
Threonine
AAC
Asparagine
AGC Serine
A
AUA
Isoleucine
ACA
Threonine
AAA
Lysine
AGA Arginine
A
AUG Methionine (Start)
ACG
Threonine AAG Lysine
AGG Arginine
GUU Valine
Alanine
Aspartic Acid
Glycine
GGC Glycine
GGA Glycine
GGG Glycine
GCU
GAU
GGU
GUC Valine
GCC
Alanine
Aspartic Acid
Glutamic Acid
GAC
G
GUA
Valine
GCA
Alanine
GAA
A
GUG Valine
GCG
Alanine
GAG
Glutamic Acid
Nonpolar, aliphatic Polar, uncharged
Aromatic
Positively charged
Negatively charged
2nd base
3rd bsae
Transcribed Image Text:1st base A G UUU Phenylalanine UCU Serine UAU Tyrosine UGU Cysteine UUC Phenylalanine UCC Serine UAC Tyrosine UGC Cysteine UUA Leucine UCA Serine UAA Stop Stop UGG Tryptophan UGA A UUG Leucine UCG Serine UAG Stop G CUU Leucine CCU Proline CAU Histidine CGU Arginine CUC Leucine CC Proline САС Histidine CGC Arginine Proline Glutamine Arginine CGG Arginine CUA Leucine СА САА CGA A CUG Leucine CCG Proline CAG Glutamine AUU Isoleucine ACU Threonine AAU Asparagine AGU Serine AUC Isoleucine ACC Threonine AAC Asparagine AGC Serine A AUA Isoleucine ACA Threonine AAA Lysine AGA Arginine A AUG Methionine (Start) ACG Threonine AAG Lysine AGG Arginine GUU Valine Alanine Aspartic Acid Glycine GGC Glycine GGA Glycine GGG Glycine GCU GAU GGU GUC Valine GCC Alanine Aspartic Acid Glutamic Acid GAC G GUA Valine GCA Alanine GAA A GUG Valine GCG Alanine GAG Glutamic Acid Nonpolar, aliphatic Polar, uncharged Aromatic Positively charged Negatively charged 2nd base 3rd bsae
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