You are an extraterrestrial geneticist working at Area 51 to sequence the genome of a recently- captured alien specimen. Following sequencing, you discover a special gene -- ESF -- that, when transcribed, produces the mRNA sequence: 5' - AUGCCAGUCUAA - 3'. Unfortunately, another specimen in the facility has caused a power outage due to its ability to feed on energy, so you need to determine the amino acid sequence produced from that mRNA by hand. Which of the following options below illustrates the correct amino acid sequence that would be produced as a result of translating the mRNA that you identified? Please note that you will need to use the codon chart to answer this question.

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You are an extraterrestrial geneticist working at
Area 51 to sequence the genome of a recently-
captured alien specimen. Following sequencing,
you discover a special gene ESF that, when
transcribed, produces the mRNA sequence: 5' -
AUGCCAGUCUAA 3'. Unfortunately, another
specimen in the facility has caused a power
outage due to its ability to feed on energy, so you
need to determine the amino acid sequence
produced from that mRNA by hand. Which of the
following options below illustrates the correct
amino acid sequence that would be produced as
a result of translating the mRNA that you
identified? Please note that you will need to
use the codon chart to answer this question.
Transcribed Image Text:You are an extraterrestrial geneticist working at Area 51 to sequence the genome of a recently- captured alien specimen. Following sequencing, you discover a special gene ESF that, when transcribed, produces the mRNA sequence: 5' - AUGCCAGUCUAA 3'. Unfortunately, another specimen in the facility has caused a power outage due to its ability to feed on energy, so you need to determine the amino acid sequence produced from that mRNA by hand. Which of the following options below illustrates the correct amino acid sequence that would be produced as a result of translating the mRNA that you identified? Please note that you will need to use the codon chart to answer this question.
O a. Met - Thr - Leu - Asn
b. Met - Pro - Val - [STOP]
c. Tyr - Gly - Gln - lle
O d. Met - Ala - Asp - [STOP]
e. None of the above
Transcribed Image Text:O a. Met - Thr - Leu - Asn b. Met - Pro - Val - [STOP] c. Tyr - Gly - Gln - lle O d. Met - Ala - Asp - [STOP] e. None of the above
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