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What the code for a particular amino acid is made possible by three bases using the element?
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Which particular amino acid? Which element? This question is too vague!
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Is DNA a code for the sequence of amino acids in a protein?
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.
In the genetic code a group of three nitrogen bases codes for a?
amino acid
Why must bases be grouped in triplents in order to represent amino acids?
Because to make up a codon you need to have amino acids which consist of three bases.
How might one missing nucleotide or the insertion of one additional nucleotide in a DNA strand alter the formation of the translated protein?
Deletion of just one nucleotide in a protein-coding part of a gene will cause a "frameshift mutation." Since the nucleotides are read in groups of three (codons) along the gene, the groupings will change and the protein that results is likely to be completely different.
A strand of mRNA has the bases adenine-cytosine-uracil Which amino acid corresponds to these bases?
Pro. Thr.
What are the Triplet codes of three bases are the genetic codes used in transmitting genetic information necessary for?
Codons code for a particular amino acid with a triplet of DNA nucleotides.There are 20 amino acids, and 4 nucleic acids. Using a single base you could only code for 4/20, with two bases 16/20, 3 bases 64/20. Therefore 3 bases are necessary to encode all of the possible amino-acids.
Does a codon consist of four nucleotides?
No, a codon is a triplet of mRNA bases that specifies a particular amino acid.
Is DNA a code for the sequence of amino acids in a protein?
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.
How many amino acids can a sequence of 24 DNA bases bases code for?
20
How many bases needed to specify three amino acids?
i think nine bases are needed for three amino acids because i think it takes three bases to make one amino acid
How many bases are needed to specify 3 amino acids?
nine. one amino acid is composed of three bases.
How can only four bases in rna carry intructions for 20 different amino acids?
It takes a set of three RNA bases to code for one amino acid. Since there are 4 different bases in RNA, there are 4 x 4 x 4 = 64 possible combinations. This is many more combinations than is necessary to code for 20 amino acids. The reason that there are more than 20 is that some combinations code for the same amino acid.
How do nucleotide bases form a code?
The bases, taken three at a time, form triplets known as codons that each represent one amino acid. Since there are four bases, there are 4^3 = 64 possible codons, each of which represents one of 20 amino acids. Thus the code has built-in redundancy, i.e., some codes can be altered by mutation without affecting which amino acid is coded for.
How do the the nucleotide bases form a code?
The bases, taken three at a time, form triplets known as codons that each represent one amino acid. Since there are four bases, there are 4^3 = 64 possible codons, each of which represents one of 20 amino acids. Thus the code has built-in redundancy, i.e., some codes can be altered by mutation without affecting which amino acid is coded for.
How many amino acid sequences can be made from four amino acids?
There are 20 common amino acids (pre-modification). In a set of any four, each one could be one of 20, meaning there are 204 possible combinations: 160,000. If the question was meant to be "how many amino acids can be made from 4 triplet codons then the answer would still be exactly the same. Even though there are 4 bases, meaning there are 64 different codes possible, there are still only 20 amino acids available. If the question was meant to be "how many amino acids can be made from 4 bases" you can only make one (which could be any of 20 different residues), as you need three bases to code one amino acid. See the related question below for a listing of the types of amino acids.
How many bases make up a specific amino acid?
I believe 3 bases from RNA are needed to form an amino acid
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.
