Now we need to know which amino acid the tRNA is carrying. We can do this on paper using the GeneticDictionary below. Starting with the 1st base in the codon, pick the row. Then use the 2nd to pick the column,the use the 3rd to pick the line. There you will find an abbreviation of the name of the amino acid (AA).Write that abbreviation in the AA (short) box next to the appropriate anti-codon. Use the list below tofind the full name of the amino acid and list that in the AA (full name) box. Remember to translate themRNA codons and not tRNA!Notice that there is only one START codon and a few STOP codons. Go ahead and finish the strand evenif it doesn’t start with Met. Why do you think there is only one START? Why do you think there might be more than one STOP?GENETIC DICTIONARY   U C A G   U Phe Phe Leu Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Tyr Tyr STOP STOP Cys Cys Stop Trp U C A G C Leu Leu Leu Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro His His Gln Gln Arg Arg Arg Arg U C A G A Ile Ile Ile Met(START) Thr Thr Thr Thr Asn Asn Lys Lys Ser Ser Arg Arg U C A G G Val Val Val Val Ala Ala Ala Ala Asp Asp Glu Glu Gly Gly Gly Gly U C A G Three Letter Abbreviations for the 20 Amino Acids Ala: Alanine          Arg: Arginine          Asn: Asparagine       Asp: Aspartic acidCys: Cysteine        Glu: Glutamic acid   Gln: Glutamine             Gly: GlycineHis: Histidine        Ile: Isoleucine           Lys: Lysine                    Leu: LeucineMet: Methionine   Phe: Phenylalanine  Pro: Proline                Ser: SerineThr: Threonine      Trp: Tryptophane     Tyr: Tyrosisne              Val: Valine Do a second strand the same way for practice: Strand 1: C-G-T-T-A-T-C-T-C-A-T-A-G-C-TStrand 2 : A-A-A-T-G-A-T-A-T-C-A-C-C-C-AStrand 3 : T-A-G-T-G-C-C-T-G-G-T-C-T-T-TStrand 4 : A-C-C-T-C-G-C-T-C-G-A-C-T-T-C Strand mRNA codon tRNA anti-codon AA(short) AA(full name)

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Now we need to know which amino acid the tRNA is carrying. We can do this on paper using the Genetic
Dictionary below. Starting with the 1st base in the codon, pick the row. Then use the 2nd to pick the column,
the use the 3rd to pick the line. There you will find an abbreviation of the name of the amino acid (AA).
Write that abbreviation in the AA (short) box next to the appropriate anti-codon. Use the list below to
find the full name of the amino acid and list that in the AA (full name) box. Remember to translate the
mRNA codons and not tRNA!
Notice that there is only one START codon and a few STOP codons. Go ahead and finish the strand even
if it doesn’t start with Met.
 Why do you think there is only one START?
 Why do you think there might be more than one STOP?
GENETIC DICTIONARY

  U C A G  
U

Phe

Phe

Leu

Leu

Ser

Ser

Ser

Ser

Tyr

Tyr

STOP

STOP

Cys

Cys

Stop

Trp

U

C

A

G

C

Leu

Leu

Leu

Leu

Pro

Pro

Pro

Pro

His

His

Gln

Gln

Arg

Arg

Arg

Arg

U

C

A

G

A

Ile

Ile

Ile

Met(START)

Thr

Thr

Thr

Thr

Asn

Asn

Lys

Lys

Ser

Ser

Arg

Arg

U

C

A

G

G

Val

Val

Val

Val

Ala

Ala

Ala

Ala

Asp

Asp

Glu

Glu

Gly

Gly

Gly

Gly

U

C

A

G


Three Letter Abbreviations for the 20 Amino Acids


Ala: Alanine          Arg: Arginine          Asn: Asparagine       Asp: Aspartic acid
Cys: Cysteine        Glu: Glutamic acid   Gln: Glutamine             Gly: Glycine
His: Histidine        Ile: Isoleucine           Lys: Lysine                    Leu: Leucine
Met: Methionine   Phe: Phenylalanine  Pro: Proline                Ser: Serine
Thr: Threonine      Trp: Tryptophane     Tyr: Tyrosisne              Val: Valine

Do a second strand the same way for practice:

Strand 1: C-G-T-T-A-T-C-T-C-A-T-A-G-C-T
Strand 2 : A-A-A-T-G-A-T-A-T-C-A-C-C-C-A
Strand 3 : T-A-G-T-G-C-C-T-G-G-T-C-T-T-T
Strand 4 : A-C-C-T-C-G-C-T-C-G-A-C-T-T-C

Strand mRNA codon

tRNA anti-codon

AA(short) AA(full name)
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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