3. The DNA sequence of a gene coding for a short polypeptide is TACGCTAGGCGATTGACT. What would be the base sequence of the mRNA transcribed from this gene? Using the genetic code table provided, give the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide translated from this mRNA. (Hint: transcribe the DNA into RNA then translate the RNA into an amino acid!) First letter U U UUU UUC J UCU UCC UCA UUGLeu UCG CUU CUC A CUA CUG G Phe Leu AUU AUC AUA lle AUG Met GUUT GUC GUA GUG Second letter Val C CCU CCC CCA CCG ACU ACC ACA ACG Ser GCU GCC GCA GCG Pro Thr A UAUT UACJ Ala CAU His CACJ Gin CAAT CAGJ Tyr UGCys UAA Stop UGA Stop A UAG Stop UGG Trp AAU AAC FAS Asn AAA AAG Lys GAU ASP GACJ Glu G GAAT GAGJ CGU CGC CGA CGG Arg AGU Ser AGC AGA Arg AGGJ GGUT GGC GGA GGG U DCAG UUA DUAG DCAG Gly Third letter
3. The DNA sequence of a gene coding for a short polypeptide is TACGCTAGGCGATTGACT. What would be the base sequence of the mRNA transcribed from this gene? Using the genetic code table provided, give the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide translated from this mRNA. (Hint: transcribe the DNA into RNA then translate the RNA into an amino acid!) First letter U U UUU UUC J UCU UCC UCA UUGLeu UCG CUU CUC A CUA CUG G Phe Leu AUU AUC AUA lle AUG Met GUUT GUC GUA GUG Second letter Val C CCU CCC CCA CCG ACU ACC ACA ACG Ser GCU GCC GCA GCG Pro Thr A UAUT UACJ Ala CAU His CACJ Gin CAAT CAGJ Tyr UGCys UAA Stop UGA Stop A UAG Stop UGG Trp AAU AAC FAS Asn AAA AAG Lys GAU ASP GACJ Glu G GAAT GAGJ CGU CGC CGA CGG Arg AGU Ser AGC AGA Arg AGGJ GGUT GGC GGA GGG U DCAG UUA DUAG DCAG Gly Third letter
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Transcribed Image Text:3. The DNA sequence of a gene coding for a short polypeptide is TACGCTAGGCGATIGACT. What
would be the base sequence of the mRNA transcribed from this gene? Using the genetic code table
provided, give the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide translated from this mRNA. (Hint: transcribe
the DNA into RNA then translate the RNA into an amino acid!)
First letter
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UUU
UUC J
UUA
UUGJ
CUU
CUC
CUA
CUG
G
Phe
Leu
Leu
AUU
AUC lle
A
AUA
AUG Met
GUU
GUC
GUA
GUG
UCU
UCC
UCA
UCG
Val
Second letter
C
CCU
CCC
CCA
CCG
ACU
ACC
ACA
ACG
GCU
GCC
GCA
GCG
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Ser
Pro
Thr
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Ala
A
CAC His
CAA
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UA COCO Tyr
UAA Stop UGA Stop A
UAG Stop UGG Trp G
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AAC
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Arg
Ser
Gly
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SYSC
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SCAO
U
G
MCAO
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