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tRNA is involved in the translation of the nucleic acid message into the amino acids of proteins. tRNA itself is an RNA molecule with a conserved inverted L structure. One end of the tRNA contains an anticodon loop which pairs with a mRNA specifying a certain amino acid. The other end of the tRNA has the amino acid attached to the 3' OH group via an ester linkage.
tRNA with an attached amino acid is said to be "charged". The enzyme that attaches the amino acid to the 3'-OH is called an aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (aaRS). There is a specific tRNA for each amino acid, 20 in all. Similarly, there is a specific aaRS for each tRNA.
Only the first 2 nucleotides in the tRNA anticodon loop are strictly required for the decoding of the mRNA codon into an amino acid. The third nucleotide in the anticodon is less stringent in its base-pairing to the codon, and is referred to as the "wobble" base. Since the genetic code is degenerate, meaning that more than one codon can specify a single amino acid, the anticodon of tRNA can pair with more than one mRNA codon and still be specific for a single amino acid.
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What do the circles of the tRNA represent?
tRNA has three different circles: the anticodon, the TVC loop, and the D loop. The anticodon is what matches the tRNA to a codon on a strand of RNA.
What does each tRNA carries in the process of protein synthesis?
A D-loop, a Y-Psi-C loop, an anticodon loop, and an acceptor stem.
What anticodon pairs with the codon gau?
The anticodon would be CUA
What is anticodon for methinonine?
Anticodon for Methionine (Met) is UAC.
What is the anticodon for CGA?
A pairs with T so the anticodon would be TTT
What do the circles of the tRNA represent?
tRNA has three different circles: the anticodon, the TVC loop, and the D loop. The anticodon is what matches the tRNA to a codon on a strand of RNA.
What does each tRNA carries in the process of protein synthesis?
A D-loop, a Y-Psi-C loop, an anticodon loop, and an acceptor stem.
Each tRna carries three special nucleotides that are referred to as the?
the three special nucleotide sequences are anticodon loop,dloop and aminoacid acceptor arm
What anticodon pairs with the codon gau?
The anticodon would be CUA
What is anticodon for methinonine?
Anticodon for Methionine (Met) is UAC.
What is the anticodon for CGA?
A pairs with T so the anticodon would be TTT
What contains the anticodon and binds to a particular amino acid?
tRNA contains the anticodon
What types of RNA have each codon and anticodon?
The tRNA has the anticodon and mRNA has the codon.
How does the anticodon function?
Anticodon on the tRNA base- pair with the codon on the mRNA and catalyses the elongation of the polypeptide chain in translation. Besides that, anticodon are specific and the specific anticodon on the tRNA decides what types of amino acid it carries on the 3' end.
Would an anticodon tRNA contain a thymine nucleotide?
It can. If the codon has an "A," then its anticodon must have a "T."
What part of tRNA should match the codon of the mRNA?
On the tRNA it is called the anticodon.
Base triplet on tRNA recognizing complementary base triplet on mRNA?
anticodon.
