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It's all maths.
Imagine I wanted to make a protein of only 3 amino acids.
I would have 20 possible amino acids from which to choose in the 1st position, 20 possible in the 2nd and 20 possible in the 3rd.
That's a total possible combination of 203 (20x20x20).
Imagine now I want to make a protein that is thousands of amino acids long. What are the possible combinations now? Staggering, huh!
Another way is to think of an amino acid as a letter of the alphabet and a protein like a long sentence, paragraph or more likely a whole page of text.
With only 26 letters in our alphabet there are seemingly infinite possible pages of text we could write.
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∙ 12y agoConclusion question #1. Quit asking these questions here and think for you
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∙ 12y agoThe human body produces about 100,000 different types of proteins.
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∙ 12y agoThere are 64 DNA codons for the 20 amino acids. If you click on the related link you will see a table that lists the amino acids and their DNA codons.
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∙ 13y ago20*20 = 400
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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).
What do codons code for in addition to amino acids?
"STOP"
Which molecule contains protein building instructions?
DNA
How many codons are needed to code for a protein that has 50 amino acids?
150 bases are needed for 50 codons .
How many amino acids make a codon?
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.
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).
What condons do not code for amino acids?
UAA UGA UAG They are stop codons and do not code for any 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.
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.
Why is the mRNA code for amino acids said to be redundant?
The code for creating amino acids is said to be redundant because some codons code for the same amino acid (i.e. there is redundancy because several codons have the same function). For example, the RNA codons AAA and AAG both code for the amino acid Lysine. The codons ACU, ACC, ACA and ACG all code for Threonine.
What do codons code for in addition to amino acids?
"STOP"
What part of DNA forms code?
The sections of DNA called codons code for amino acids.
Which molecule contains protein building instructions?
DNA
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 codons are needed to code for a protein that has 50 amino acids?
150 bases are needed for 50 codons .
How many amino acids make a codon?
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.
Which amino acid does the condon ACU code for?
threonine Refer to the related link to see a chart of mRNA codons and their corresponding amino acids.
