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One codon specifies a specific amino acid. However, more than one codon can code for the same amino acid. For example, the codon GUU codes for the specific amino acid valine; and the codons GUC, GUA, and GUG also code for valine.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoAmino acids do not make a codon. Amino acids are what's connected by codons during translation.
Three nucleotides on the mRNA are considered to be a codon, while the three nucleotides on the tRNA are called anticodons.
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∙ 11y ago61 codons code for amino acids. The other 3 are either "STOP" codons.
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∙ 12y agoEach codon has 3 bases and will code for exactly one amino acid.
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∙ 11y agoEach codon codes for one amino acid. Many amino acids are coded for by more than one codon.
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∙ 15y agoask a smart person
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∙ 11y agoOne codon represents one amino acid.
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∙ 13y ago3 i think
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How many amino acids does a codon contain?
One amino acid per codon!
How many nucleotides are necessary to code for a polypeptide that is 200 amino acids long?
In the genetic code, a sequence of three nucleotides forms a codon, which codes for one amino acid. So for each amino acid, there are three nucleotides. Therefore, 600 nucleotides are needed to make 200 amino acids.
What determines how many amino acids is in a polypeptide?
When a gene is transcribed there is a sequence of RNA bases that was copied from the DNA sequence. The RNA sequence can be exactly the same as the DNA or can be modified more in higher organisms by removing the introns if any. Three RNA bases is a codon. Each codon signifies an amino acid. There is an initiation codon and a terminal codon. So the amino acid sequence is determined by the sequence (multiple of 3 RNA bases) of codons between the initiation codon and termination codon.
What is a codon and what does each codon stand for?
A codon is made of RNA that is formed from organic molecules that mimic a segment of DNA in order to synthesize a protein. The codon is a set of nucleotide units used to code for different amino acids. The nucleotides in DNA are adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine, usually represented by A, G, T, and C. When translated into RNA, that forms codons, thymine is replaced with uracil in a RNA chain. In sets of RNA are sets of many codons. A codon is a set of three nucleotides in RNA that are translated into amino acids to by a ribosome. These sets of amino acids are the building blocks to forming different proteins.
How many codons would be needed if a bacterial protein contains 150 amino acids?
1. the start codon 2. 150 codons, 1 for each amino acid 3. the stop codon The total number of different codons is 64...if this question is asking about unique codons used the answer will depend on which amino acids are in the peptide.
How many amino acids does a codon contain?
One amino acid per codon!
How many bases are required to be in a codon to specify twenty different amino acids?
There are a total of three bases that make up a codon.
Are amino acid that are represented by one codon?
yes, but there are amino acids can be represented by many codons.
How many amino acids does each condon code for?
No they are not. For a codon, there are 4^3 = 64 codon combinations, but only 20 [common] amino acids. The 4 represents the 4 nitrogenous bases, and the ^3 represents the arrangement into a codon (3 bp). An example of an amino acid that is specified by more than one amino acid is Alanine, which is specified by any of the following combinations: GUU, GUC, GUA, GUG. Because most amino acids have more than one codon, the genetic code is called "degenerate".
How many bases are needed to make 3 amino acids?
One codon is 3 bases long - this codes for one amino acid. Therefore you would need 9 bases (3 codons) to make 3 amino acids.
A codon is a triplet base sequence?
mRNA
How many symbols are in the genetic code?
there are 64 codon for diffrent amino acids in human being and three amino acid codon for a specific amino acid eg AUG stand for methionin amino acids ADENINE URACIL GUANIN
How many nucleotide bases does it take to specify one amino acid?
i think nine bases are needed for three amino acids because i think it takes three bases to make one amino acid
How many nucleotides are necessary to code for a polypeptide that is 200 amino acids long?
In the genetic code, a sequence of three nucleotides forms a codon, which codes for one amino acid. So for each amino acid, there are three nucleotides. Therefore, 600 nucleotides are needed to make 200 amino acids.
How many different nucleotides would have to be present in a codon to code for 14 different amino acids?
2
How many codons are needed to specify 2 amino acids?
each codon have 3 nitrogenous bases . 3 nitrogenous bases = 1 amino acid or say 1 codon =1 amino acid ,so 2 codon = 2 amino acid
How many amino acids are coded for a c t c c t g a a?
Each codon is three bases long - and a codon codes for one amino acid. Therefore this strand (9 bases long) could code for 3 amino acids. (Except if the DNA code was ACT, this would create the codon UGA on the mRNA, which is a stop codon. The amino acid chain would therefore terminate at this point).
