One of the codons for threonine is 5'ACG3'. What is the anticodon for this codon?
A) 5'GCA3'
B) 5'ACG3'
C) 5'CGT3'
D) 5'CGU3'

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The anticodon is the complementary sequence to the codon and is read in the 3'-5' direction. Therefore, the anticodon for the threonine codon 5'ACG3' would be 3'UGC5', which can also be written as 5'CGU3'. Choice D is the only option that matches this sequence.

One of the Codons for Threonine Is 5'ACG3