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Chapter 17, Problem 17.77AP
Consider the following mRNA sequence: CUU CAG CAC.
- a. What amino acid sequence is coded for by this mRNA?
- b. What is the amino acid sequence if a mutation converts CAC to AAC?
- c. What occurs when a mutation converts CAG to UAG?
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Ch. 17.1 - Prob. 17.1PCh. 17.1 - Draw the structure of guanosine. Classify the...Ch. 17.1 - Prob. 17.3PCh. 17.1 - Give the name that corresponds to each...Ch. 17.1 - Which nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) contains each of...Ch. 17.1 - Label each statement about the compound...Ch. 17.1 - Identify each component as a base, nucleoside, or...Ch. 17.2 - Draw the structure of a dinucleotide formed by...Ch. 17.2 - Label the 5' end and the 3' end in each...Ch. 17.2 - Label each statement about the polynucleotide...
Ch. 17.3 - Write the complementary strand for each of the...Ch. 17.4 - What is the sequence of a newly synthesized DNA...Ch. 17.6 - Prob. 17.13PCh. 17.6 - Prob. 17.14PCh. 17.11 - Prob. 17.24PCh. 17 - Label each statement as pertaining to DNA, RNA, or...Ch. 17 - (a) Identify the base and monosaccharide in the...Ch. 17 - (a) Identify the base and monosaccharide in the...Ch. 17 - Consider the given dinucleotide. a. Identify the...Ch. 17 - Answer Problem 17.29 for the following...Ch. 17 - Fill in the codon, anticodon, or amino acid needed...Ch. 17 - Fill in the codon, anticodon, or amino acid needed...Ch. 17 - What is the difference between a gene and a...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.38APCh. 17 - List three structural differences between DNA and...Ch. 17 - List three structural similarities in DNA and RNA.Ch. 17 - Prob. 17.41APCh. 17 - Prob. 17.42APCh. 17 - Give the name, abbreviation, or structure of each...Ch. 17 - Give the name, abbreviation, or structure of each...Ch. 17 - Classify each molecule as a nucleoside or...Ch. 17 - Draw the structure of the deoxyribonucleotide...Ch. 17 - Draw the structure of the ribonucleotide formed by...Ch. 17 - Describe in detail the DNA double helix with...Ch. 17 - Describe in detail the DNA double helix with...Ch. 17 - Write the sequence of the complementary strand of...Ch. 17 - Write the sequence of the complementary strand of...Ch. 17 - What is the sequence of the mRNA molecule...Ch. 17 - What is the sequence of the mRNA molecule...Ch. 17 - Considering each nucleotide sequence in an mRNA...Ch. 17 - Considering each nucleotide sequence in an mRNA...Ch. 17 - What is the difference between a point mutation...Ch. 17 - Consider the following mRNA sequence: CUU CAG CAC....Ch. 17 - Consider the following mRNA sequence: ACC UUA CGA....
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