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A codon is a triplet base sequence?
mRNA
How many natural occurring amino acids does the genetic code allow for?
There are 64 possible triplets. At least one of the triplets needs to be a stop codon, so theoretically 63 different amino acids can be coded for. In practice, there's some redundancy, and in humans all codons are either stop codons or translate to one of twenty amino acids.
Are amino acid that are represented by one codon?
yes, but there are amino acids can be represented by many codons.
What does an amino acid table show?
Amino acid tables are used to translate mRNA codons into amino acid sequences. They also tell whem mRNA codons produce stops.
What translates the mRna codons to amino acids?
Ribosomes with help from tRNA.
The triplet code means that 64 codons translate into only 20 amino acids. What are the additional 44 codons used for?
The triplet code means that 64 codons translate into only 20 amino acids. The additional 44 codons are not used for anything, but they are rather a redundancy in the code.
A codon is a triplet base sequence?
mRNA
What 3 codons do not carry amino acids?
There are three codons that do not code for any amino acids: the stop codons. These are TAG, TAA, and TGA (in DNA, not RNA).
The codes for amino acids are called?
codons
How do amino acids specify codons?
Nucleutoides.
How many natural occurring amino acids does the genetic code allow for?
There are 64 possible triplets. At least one of the triplets needs to be a stop codon, so theoretically 63 different amino acids can be coded for. In practice, there's some redundancy, and in humans all codons are either stop codons or translate to one of twenty amino acids.
How many base amino acids are there?
There are 64 codons (3-base code) that represent 20 amino acids and 3 stop signals. Click on the related link to see a table of DNA codons and the amino acids for which they code.
What condons do not code for amino acids?
UAA UGA UAG They are stop codons and do not code for any amino acids.
Identifies which codons produce specific amino acids?
anticodon
What is the relationship between the linear sequence of codons on mRNA and the linear sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide?
The linear sequence of codons on mRNA determines the linear sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide.
Are amino acid that are represented by one codon?
yes, but there are amino acids can be represented by many codons.
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.
