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The actual process is pretty complicated. If you're just looking for a simple overview, the answer is that any given sequence of three bases codes for a specific amino acid.
Since there are four (basically...) bases, that means there are 4x4x4 = 64 possible combinations. That's more than the number of biologically important amino acids by quite a bit, so it's actually normal for more than one sequence to code for the same amino acid. Also, certain particular combinations are used for signalling (start here, stop here) rather than for amino acid selection.
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∙ 12y agoThe three bases within the DNA then become the code for a particular amino acid. The sequence of the four bases found in cellular DNA determines the sequence of the approximately 21 different amino acids found in that particular cell's proteins.
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∙ 13y agono, DNA helps make amino acids into proteins by acting as a template.
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∙ 11y agoThe template DNA contains the codes, but within those codes, there are parts that are not coded, called introns, and parts that are coded, called exons.
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∙ 11y ago3 bases, a codon.
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what is the genetic code stored in DNA is used to produce protein products?
The genetic code stored in DNA is the sequence of nitrogen bases. The sequence of nitrogen bases determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein, and the sequence of amino acids determines the structure and function of a protein.
The sequence of amino acids that makes up a protein molecule is determined by the sequence of?
The primary structure of a protein is the sequence of amino acids in the protein. This is determined by the sequence of bases in the DNA ie by the genetic code. Each group of three bases in DNA codes for one amino acid in the protein ie it is a triplet code.
Instructions on dna that code for specific proteins or traits?
Yes. The sequence of nitrogen bases in DNA determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein. The sequence of amino acids determines the structure and function of a protein.
What organic compound within your body does DNA code for?
DNA codes for the amino acids in proteins. The DNA code indicates the sequence of amino acids in a protein. The sequence of amino acids determines the three-dimensional structure of the protein, which determines its function.
What Portion of DNA which carries the genetic code for the formation of a particular protein by specifying its amino acids sequence?
Gene
what is the genetic code stored in DNA is used to produce protein products?
The genetic code stored in DNA is the sequence of nitrogen bases. The sequence of nitrogen bases determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein, and the sequence of amino acids determines the structure and function of a protein.
The sequence of amino acids that makes up a protein molecule is determined by the sequence of?
The primary structure of a protein is the sequence of amino acids in the protein. This is determined by the sequence of bases in the DNA ie by the genetic code. Each group of three bases in DNA codes for one amino acid in the protein ie it is a triplet code.
How is the nitrogen base sequence of a gene related to the structure of a protein?
The sequence of nitrogenous bases (A, T, G and C) forms a code for the sequence of amino acids in a protein. The code is a triplet code. This means that three bases code for one amino acid. So, the order of the bases in a gene determines the order of the amino acids in a protein.
What does a gene code message determines?
It determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein.
Instructions on dna that code for specific proteins or traits?
Yes. The sequence of nitrogen bases in DNA determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein. The sequence of amino acids determines the structure and function of a protein.
What determines what proteins DNA code for?
The sequence of basis on the DNA molecule is what directs the sequence of amino acids in the protein molecule - that's how it all links together! So, the sequence of bases in DNA codes for the sequence of amino acids of a protein.
Do genes use amino acids?
No, they code for amino acids (in sequence).
What is the linear chain of amino acids in a protein?
The monomers in a polypeptide are the amino acids. The sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide (or protein) is called the primary structure. It is the primary structure of proteins which is coded for by the DNA in the genes: the sequence of bases in the DNA is a code for the sequence of amino acids in a protein (or polypeptide). See: http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/P/PrimaryStructure.html http://staff.jccc.net/PDECELL/biochemistry/protstruc.html
What organic compound within your body does DNA code for?
DNA codes for the amino acids in proteins. The DNA code indicates the sequence of amino acids in a protein. The sequence of amino acids determines the three-dimensional structure of the protein, which determines its function.
What Portion of DNA which carries the genetic code for the formation of a particular protein by specifying its amino acids sequence?
Gene
What determines protein structure?
The primary structure of proteins is the sequence of amino acids. The sequence is determined by DNA and genetics. RNA copies the code from DNA and it takes it over to the ribosomes. Then the amino acids are sequenced based on the "instructions."
Which molecule determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein?
At the heart of it, DNA is the molecule that codes for the sequence of amino acids. DNA does this somewhat indirectly because its code is transcribed to mRNA, whose codons pair with specific tRNA anticodons, which are associated with a specific amino acid.
