Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 13.4, Problem 8LO
Identify the features of tRNA that are important in decoding genetic information and converting it into “protein language.”
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Biology (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 13.1 - Summarize the early evidence indicating that some...Ch. 13.1 - Describe how Beadle and Tatums experiments...Ch. 13.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 13.1 - How did the work of each of the following...Ch. 13.2 - Outline the flow of genetic information in cells,...Ch. 13.2 - Compare the structures of DNA and RNA.Ch. 13.2 - Explain why the genetic code is said to be...Ch. 13.2 - VISUALIZE Sketch a simple flow diagram that shows...Ch. 13.2 - Prob. 2CCh. 13.3 - Compare the processes of transcription and DNA...
Ch. 13.3 - Compare bacterial and eukaryotic mRNAs, and...Ch. 13.3 - In what ways are DNA polymerase and RNA polymerase...Ch. 13.3 - A certain template DNA strand has the following...Ch. 13.3 - What features do mature eukaryotic mRNA molecules...Ch. 13.4 - Identify the features of tRNA that are important...Ch. 13.4 - Explain how ribosomes function in polypeptide...Ch. 13.4 - Prob. 10LOCh. 13.4 - Prob. 11LOCh. 13.4 - What are ribosomes made of? Do ribosomes carry...Ch. 13.4 - What happens in each stage of polypeptide...Ch. 13.4 - A certain mRNA strand has the following nucleotide...Ch. 13.5 - Give examples of the different classes of...Ch. 13.5 - What are the main types of mutations?Ch. 13.5 - Prob. 2CCh. 13.6 - Briefly discuss RNA interference.Ch. 13.6 - Prob. 14LOCh. 13.6 - Prob. 15LOCh. 13.6 - Prob. 1CCh. 13.6 - Prob. 2CCh. 13.6 - Prob. 3CCh. 13 - Prob. 1TYUCh. 13 - What is the correct order of information flow in...Ch. 13 - During transcription, how many RNA nucleotide...Ch. 13 - The genetic code is defined as a series of...Ch. 13 - RNA differs from DNA in that the base...Ch. 13 - Prob. 6TYUCh. 13 - Which of the following is/are not found in a...Ch. 13 - Which of the following is/are typically removed...Ch. 13 - Prob. 9TYUCh. 13 - Suppose you mix the following components of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 11TYUCh. 13 - Prob. 12TYUCh. 13 - Compare and contrast the formation of mRNA in...Ch. 13 - Explain to a friend the experimental strategy that...Ch. 13 - Biologists hypothesize that transposons eventually...Ch. 13 - Prob. 16TYUCh. 13 - Prob. 17TYUCh. 13 - Prob. 18TYU
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- The relaxation of base-paring rules between the TRNA and MRNA is termed as Answer:arrow_forwardIf DNA codes for mRNA and mRNA codes for protein, then how can the same DNA sequence generate different proteins? What are the 3 tRNA sites on the small ribosomal subunit (just abbreviations)? What is the order of tRNA entrance and exit through the ribosome?arrow_forwardThe tertiary structure of a tRNA is shown below. Using the various colored areas (i.e., red, yellow, green, blue) as a marker, identify the region where the anticodon is found and identify the amino acid binding site. Explain the importance of the tRNA as an adaptor during protein synthesis.arrow_forward
- Translation is the process by which the sets of 3 bases (codons) of the mRNA are read to specify the sequence of amino acids for the protein to be produced. Using the genetic code data provided, find the sequence of amino acids that would correspond to the MRNA codons shown. Codons 1 3 MRNA A UGUGGAUC CGAG UCACG Amino acid SECOND LETTER A U UUU Phenylalanine UCU UCC Serine (S) UAU Tyrosine (Y) UAC TAA stop codon UAG stop codon UGU Cysteine (C) UGC TỮA Leucine (L) TGA stop codon UGG Tryptophan (W) F UCA UUG UCG I H CUU CCU CAU Histidine (H) R CGU CỨC Leucine (L) CỦA CCC Proline (P) ССА CCG CGC Arginine (R) CGA CAC "CAA Glutamine CAG (Q CUG CGG G D A AUU L AUC Isoleucine (1) AAU Asparagine AAC (N) ÄÄÄ Lysine (K) AGU Senine (S) ACU ACC Threonine ACA (T) AGC E AUA AGA Arginine (R) E ACG T AUG stat codon (M) AAG AGG TG GƯỮ GAU Apartic acid GAC (D) "GAÄ Glutamic acid GCU GGU GUC Valine (V) GUA GGC Glycine (0) GCC Alanine (A) CE GCA GGA R GUG GCG GGG GAG (E) The start codonencodes the amino…arrow_forwardExplain how tRNA is activated, including the role of a specifictRNA activating enzyme, ATP and amino acids.arrow_forwardIndicate the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the following mRNA molecule. Use the genetic code table and assume that the very first “AUG” the ribosome encounters will serve as the start codon and specify methionine. 5’-AAUUCAUGCCCAAAUUUGGGGCACGAAGCUUCUUAGGCUAGUCCUAAAAAA-3’arrow_forward
- Given the following mRNA sequence: 5-AUCCCGUAUGCCCGGGAGCUAGCCCAGC-3 a) Label the first condon, the stop codon, the untranslated regions and predict the amino acid sequence of the polypeptidarrow_forwardDetermine whether this statement is true or false: Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase covalently links the amino acid to the 5’ end of the correct tRNA molecule.arrow_forwardDescribe the processing of pre-tRNAarrow_forward
- If a tRNA anticodon is CAA what is its corresponding mRNA codon? For the genetic code which amino acid does this codon codify?arrow_forwardAfter translation a protein needs to be folded correctly in order to function properly: C) What happens if folding doesn't work or a protein is at the end of its life (what process the protein goes through and what proteins are involved)?arrow_forwardConsider the mRNA sequence below. Assume that the following mRNA segment has been translated. 5'-GCAAGUCUUAAU-3' Note for numbers 1 and 2: Use the three-letter abbreviation of amino acid; separate amino acids with a hyphen: do not include the stop codon. Example: ala-cys-glu 1. Using the table of the genetic code, determine the sequence of amino acids. ala-ser-leu-asn 2. If mutation occurs by substitution of the 6th nucleotide with adenosine-5'- monophosphate, what is the resulting amino acid sequence? 3. What type of mutation occurred? Choose from same sense, missense and non-sense.arrow_forward
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