Polypeptides
The nucleotides themselves don't have a direct function but the order in which they appear within a gene determines the sequence of amino acids and therefore the specific type of protein that it codes for.
In the DNA, the sequence of nucleotides determines how proteins are built, with each segment of three nucleotides encoding a single amino acid. When one nucleotide is inserted into the sequence, the whole sequence shifts, and all the triples are changed completely, which can cause detrimental mutations.
This could be answered a few ways, but at the most specific, it is the codons that are translated via tRNA which make a protein. Each codon, represented by 3 nucleotides, "codes" for an amino acid. A string of amino acids make a protein, thus the nucleotides in the codons determines the product. To get to this point, requires transcription from DNA into mRNA and then mRNA is translated into the amino acids, so you could say that DNA itself determines the protein produced; however, it is actually the codons in the mRNA that are used to make the protein. The section of DNA that is transcribed is called a gene, so you could also say that it is the gene that determines what is produced.
The DNA code consists of specific sequences of DNA nucleotides that code for specific amino acids. A sequence of three nucleotides are called a codon, and code for one specific amino acid. The sequence of amino acids determines the structure and function of the proteins, which determine the cells' activities and hereditary traits.
Messenger RNA (mRNA) serves as the primary transcript, and its nucleotide sequence determines the amino acid sequence of proteins. A codon in mRNA comprises of three nucleotides that encode a specific amino acid. For example, the codon for glutamine is CAG (Cytosine, Adenine and Guanine). The most common stop and start codon is TAA and AUG respectively.
A codon of nucleotides codes for an amino acid. The combination of nucleotides in a codon determines the amino acid the codon makes.
DNA Sequence
The sequence of nucleotides in DNA ultimately determines the sequence of amino acids in proteins.
This is determined primarily and exclusively by the sequence of Nucleotides in It's Dna.
The sequence of amino acids in a protein is determined by the sequence of nucleotides in the mRNA, and this is determined by the sequence of nucleotide bases in the DNA.
Nucleotides (A,T,C,G) are read in groups of three during transcription and translation. These groups of three nucleotides are called "codons". The codon codes for one of the 20 amino acids found in mammals. Amino acids are assembled in a chain to form a protein. So, the order of the nucleotides determines the composition and form of the desired protein.
DNA is composed of nucleotides which contain the 5-carbon sugar deoxyribose, a phosphate molecule, and one of four nitrogen bases: adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine. These nucleotides form two strands of DNA which twist around one another to form a double helix. The sequence of the nitrogen bases determines a cell's structure and function, and determines heredity.
DNA is made up of four types of nucleotides: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T). These nucleotides form long chains that combine to create the genetic code that determines an organism's traits.
The nucleotides themselves don't have a direct function but the order in which they appear within a gene determines the sequence of amino acids and therefore the specific type of protein that it codes for.
In the DNA, the sequence of nucleotides determines how proteins are built, with each segment of three nucleotides encoding a single amino acid. When one nucleotide is inserted into the sequence, the whole sequence shifts, and all the triples are changed completely, which can cause detrimental mutations.
This could be answered a few ways, but at the most specific, it is the codons that are translated via tRNA which make a protein. Each codon, represented by 3 nucleotides, "codes" for an amino acid. A string of amino acids make a protein, thus the nucleotides in the codons determines the product. To get to this point, requires transcription from DNA into mRNA and then mRNA is translated into the amino acids, so you could say that DNA itself determines the protein produced; however, it is actually the codons in the mRNA that are used to make the protein. The section of DNA that is transcribed is called a gene, so you could also say that it is the gene that determines what is produced.
groups of three nuleotides in mRNA codes for each one specific amino acid, these groups of three nucleotides are called as codon