Answer based on the question above: You have isolated a new eukaryotic microorganism and want to determine the genetic code of its mitochondria. Here are the amino acids encoded after translation of two synthetic mRNAs using mitochondrial extracts from your eukaryote- in this experiment translation can start at any sequence position: RNA: Protein: UAUAUAUAUAUAUAU--- Tyr-Met-Tyr-Met-Tyr-Met---- UAAUAAUAAUAAUAA--- Asn-Asn-Asn-Asn-Asn---- Met-Met-Met-Met-Met---- Based on the results shown here, what can you conclude about the codons in this eukaryote? AUA UAU UAA AAU A. Tyr Met Asn Met B. Met Tyr Asn Trp C. Tyr Met Asn Asn D. Met Tyr Asn, STOP or Met Asn, STOP or Met O O O B OA

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You have isolated a new eukaryotic microorganism and want to determine the genetic code of its
mitochondria. Here are the amino acids encoded after translation of two synthetic mRNAs using
mitochondrial extracts from your eukaryote- in this experiment translation can start at any sequence position:
RNA:
Protein:
UAUAUAUAUAUAUAU---
Tyr-Met-Tyr-Met-Tyr-Met----
UAAUAAUAAUAAUAA---
Asn-Asn-Asn-Asn-Asn----
Met-Met-Met-Met-Met----
Based on the results shown here, what can you conclude about the codons in this eukaryote?
AUA
UAU
UAA
AAU
A.
Tyr
Met
Asn
Met
B.
Met
Tyr
Asn
Trp
C.
Tyr
Met
Asn
Asn
D.
Met
Tyr
Asn, STOP or Met Asn, STOP or Met
O
O
O
B
OA
Transcribed Image Text:Answer based on the question above: You have isolated a new eukaryotic microorganism and want to determine the genetic code of its mitochondria. Here are the amino acids encoded after translation of two synthetic mRNAs using mitochondrial extracts from your eukaryote- in this experiment translation can start at any sequence position: RNA: Protein: UAUAUAUAUAUAUAU--- Tyr-Met-Tyr-Met-Tyr-Met---- UAAUAAUAAUAAUAA--- Asn-Asn-Asn-Asn-Asn---- Met-Met-Met-Met-Met---- Based on the results shown here, what can you conclude about the codons in this eukaryote? AUA UAU UAA AAU A. Tyr Met Asn Met B. Met Tyr Asn Trp C. Tyr Met Asn Asn D. Met Tyr Asn, STOP or Met Asn, STOP or Met O O O B OA
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