The following question refers to this table of codons.

Refer to the figure. Which of the triplets below is a possible anticodon for a tRNA that transports proline to a ribosome?
A) 3′-UUC-5′
B) 3′-CCG-5′
C) 3′-GGC-5′
D) 3′-CCC-5′

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The following question refers to this table of codons.

Refer to the figure. Which of the triplets below is a possible anticodon for a tRNA that transports proline to a ribosome?
A) 3′-UUC-5′ 
B) 3′-CCG-5′ 
C) 3′-GGC-5′ 
D) 3′-CCC-5′

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The codon for proline is CCN, where N can be any nucleotide base. Therefore, the possible anticodons that can bind to the proline codon are 3′-GGC-5′, 3′-CCC-5′, 3′-CAG-5′, and 3′-CTG-5′. Out of these four possibilities, only 3′-GGC-5′ is listed as an option in the given table of codons.

The Following Question Refers to This Table of Codons