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There are 21 amino acids found in eukaryotes.

Three bases represent a codon, and each codon codes for one amino acid.

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What amino acids are coded by UGU?

Cysteine ^_^


What amino acid is coded for by the codon AUC?

The anticodon would be UAG, and the amino acid coded for is isoleucine.


Which amino acid is coded for by AGA?

The codon AGA codes for the amino acid arginine.


Which amino acid is coded for by the RNA sequence CUA?

The RNA sequence CUA codes for the amino acid leucine.


Which amino acid is coded by the DNA codon TAC?

It is a triplet of bases (codon) coding for the amino acid tyrosine


What is the maximum number of amino acids that could be coded for by a sextion of mrna with the sequence guucagaacugu?

A codon is three bases long - so this section of mRNA would have 4 codons; UGA-UUC-AGU-AAC.Each codon relates to a specific amino acid (but several codons can code for the same amino acid, for example both UUU and UUC code for the amino acid Phenylalanine).Normally if you have four codons, such as this section of mRNA, the maximum number of amino acids you could have would be four. However, the first codon in this section, UGA, is actually a STOP codon. This means that when the ribosome reaches this codon, no further amino acids will be joined.This means that no amino acids could be coded for with this section of mRNA. (If the order of the codons was reversed, making the STOP codon last, then the answer would be three).


Interpret the genetic code to determine the amino acid coded for by the condon ccu?

The link below includes a table of codons and their respective amino acids. You can use this to determine the amino acid coded by any three nucleic acid bases. Read down, then across, then find the one you want from that block of four. In the case of CCU, the amino acid is proline.


If each triplet of nitrogenous bases three bases on DNA codes for a specific amino acid how many amino acids will your original DNA model code for?

Each triplet of nitrogenous bases on DNA, called a codon, codes for one amino acid. Therefore, the number of amino acids coded for by the original DNA model would be equal to the number of codons present in the DNA sequence. This would be determined by dividing the total number of nitrogenous base pairs in the DNA sequence by three.


For any codon there can only be one?

There is only one corresponding amino acid for each codon. Each codon codes specifically for one amino acid (however, an amino acid can be coded for by several different codons). For example: CAU codes for Histamine (and not any other amino acid) But, CAC also codes for Histamine.


List amino acids that are coded for by the codons agu ggg ccu and gug?

The codon AGU codes for the amino acid Serine, GGG for Glycine, CCU for Proline, and GUG for Valine.


List the amino acids in the order they would appear in the polypeptide coded for by the mRNA?

The order of amino acids in a polypeptide is determined by the sequence of codons in the mRNA. The genetic code determines that specific codons correspond to specific amino acids. The mRNA is read in sets of three nucleotides (codons), each of which codes for an amino acid, resulting in the correct sequence of amino acids in the polypeptide.


How many amino acids would be in a protein that is coded by a DNA strand ninety-nine nucleotides long?

If all the nucleotides are protein coding with no control sequences, then 33. Each amino acid is coded for by 3 nucleotide bases. 99 divided by 3 = 33.