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Chapter 21.9, Problem 8P
UAA is a stop codon. Why does the UAA sequence in the segment of mRNA in Problem 6 not cause protein synthesis to stop?
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Pearson eText for Essential Organic Chemistry -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
Ch. 21.1 - Draw the structure for each of the following: a....Ch. 21.3 - If one of the strands of DNA has the following...Ch. 21.4 - The 2,3-cyclic phosphodiester that is formed...Ch. 21.5 - Using a dark line for the original parental DNA...Ch. 21.7 - Why do both thymine and uracil specify the...Ch. 21.9 - If methionine is always the first amino acid...Ch. 21.9 - Four Cs occur in a row in the segment of mRNA...Ch. 21.9 - UAA is a stop codon. Why does the UAA sequence in...Ch. 21.9 - A change in which base of a codon would be least...Ch. 21.9 - Write the sequences of bases in the sense strand...
Ch. 21.9 - List the possible codons on mRNA that specify each...Ch. 21.10 - Adenine can be deaminated to hypoxanthine, and...Ch. 21.10 - Explain why thymine cannot be deaminated.Ch. 21.12 - Which of the following base sequences would most...Ch. 21 - Draw structures for the following: a....Ch. 21 - What nonapeptide is coded for by the following...Ch. 21 - What is the sequence of bases in the template...Ch. 21 - What is the sequence of bases in the sense strand...Ch. 21 - What would be the C-terminal amino acid if the...Ch. 21 - What would be the base sequence of the segment of...Ch. 21 - Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:Ch. 21 - A segment of DNA has 18 base pairs. It has 7...Ch. 21 - Match the codon with the anticodon: Codon: AAA GCA...Ch. 21 - Using the single-letter abbreviations for the...Ch. 21 - Indicate whether each functional group of the five...Ch. 21 - Using the A and D designations in Problem 25,...Ch. 21 - Which of the following pairs of dinucleotides are...Ch. 21 - If an mRNA contained only U and G in random...Ch. 21 - Why is the codon a triplet rather than a doublet...Ch. 21 - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the...Ch. 21 - The amino acid sequences of peptide fragments...Ch. 21 - Which cytosine in the following sense strand of...Ch. 21 - Prob. 33PCh. 21 - Why does DNA not unravel completely before...Ch. 21 - The first amino acid incorporated into a...
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