Codon Charts Review

When using your codon chart, what sequence can you use to find the correct amino acid?

• DNA

• mRNA

• tRNA

• Any of these will do

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUG-CCA-GUA-UGA

• Met-Pro-Ala-Val

• Met-Pro-Val

• Tyr-Gly-His

• Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What codon is represented by the STOP amino acid?

• AUG

• UAA

• CUC

• GUA

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUG-CCA-GCA-GUA

• Met-Pro-Ala-Val

• Met-Pro-Val-His

• Met-Gly-His-Val

• Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

The codon CCU codes for what amino acid?

• Isoleucine
• Stop
• Methionine
• Proline

Which amino acid pairs with the codon AGA

• Thr
• Arg
• Ala
• Glu

Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand: 
GTAGTCA

• UATUAGA
• ACGACTG
• CAUCAGU
• CATCAGT

How many codons code for phenylalanine?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The following codon is translated into which amino acid?

AUG

• Methionine

• Isoleucine

• Histidine

• Arginine