Table 8.2 $$\begin{array}{l}
\underline{\text { Codon on mRNA and corresponding amino acid }}\
\begin{array} { l l l l }
\text { UUA } & \text { leucine } & \text { UAA } & \text { nonsense } \
\text { GCA } & \text { alanine } & \text { AAU } & \text { sparagine } \
\text { AAG } & \text { lysine } & \text { UGC } & \text { cysteine } \
\text { GUU } & \text { valine } & \text { UCG, UCU } & \text { serine }
\end{array}
\end{array}$$
-(Use Table 8.2.) What is the sequence of amino acids coded for by the following sequence of bases in a strand of DNA?
3' ATTACGCTTTGC

Question

Table 8.2 $$\begin{array}{l}
\underline{\text { Codon on mRNA and corresponding amino acid }}\
\begin{array} { l l l l } 
\text { UUA } & \text { leucine } & \text { UAA } & \text { nonsense } \
\text { GCA } & \text { alanine } & \text { AAU } & \text { sparagine } \
\text { AAG } & \text { lysine } & \text { UGC } & \text { cysteine } \
\text { GUU } & \text { valine } & \text { UCG, UCU } & \text {  serine }
\end{array}
\end{array}$$
-(Use Table 8.2.) What is the sequence of amino acids coded for by the following sequence of bases in a strand of DNA?
3' ATTACGCTTTGC

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The DNA sequence 3' ATTACGCTTTGC would be transcribed to mRNA as 5' UAAUGCGAAACG. The first codon UAA is a stop codon, so transcription would stop immediately.

Table 82 -(Use Table 8