The following questions refer to Figure 17.5, a table of codons.

Figure 17.5
-Using Figure 17.5, identify a 5' → 3' sequence of nucleotides in the DNA template strand for an mRNA coding for the polypeptide sequence Phe-Pro-Lys.
A)5'-UUUGGGAAA-3'
B)5'-GAACCCCTT-3'
C)5'-AAAACCTTT-3'
D)5'-CTTCGGGAA-3'
E)5'-AAACCCUUU-3'

Question

The following questions refer to Figure 17.5, a table of codons.
  
Figure 17.5
-Using Figure 17.5, identify a 5' → 3' sequence of nucleotides in the DNA template strand for an mRNA coding for the polypeptide sequence Phe-Pro-Lys.
A)5'-UUUGGGAAA-3' 
B)5'-GAACCCCTT-3' 
C)5'-AAAACCTTT-3' 
D)5'-CTTCGGGAA-3' 
E)5'-AAACCCUUU-3'

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The mRNA sequence for the polypeptide Phe-Pro-Lys is 5'-UUU-CCC-AAA-3'. The DNA template strand, which is complementary and antiparallel to the mRNA, would be 3'-AAA-GGG-TTT-5', which corresponds to 5'-CTTCGGGAA-3' when written in the 5' to 3' direction.

The Following Questions Refer to Figure 17