Protein Synthesis Codon Chart

In an mRNA strand, the codon AAG codes for the amino acid ______, while GUU codes for the amino acid ________ .

• Lysine (Lys), Valine (Val)

• Lysine (Lys), Leucine (Leu)

• Asparagine (Asn), Valine (Val)

• Arginine (Arg), Glutamine (Glu)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

In an mRNA strand, the codon GCC codes for the amino acid ______ , while CCG codes for the amino acid _______

• Proline (Pro), Valine (Val)
• Alanine (Ala), Lysine (Lys)
• Valine (Val), Lysine (Lys)
• Alanine (Ala), Proline (Pro)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The codon ACG codes for?

• Lysine
• Tyrosine
• Threonine
• Asparagine

The codon CCU codes for what amino acid?

• Isoleucine
• Stop
• Methionine
• Proline

A portion of DNA reads GAG. The corresponding mRNA would be

• GUG
• GTG
• CTC
• CUC

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Transcribe the following sequence of DNA into RNA:
AAG   CTT   TGC

• TTC  GAA  ACG
• UUC  GAA ACG
• TTC  GUU  UCG
• UUC  GUU  UCG

mRNA: GGACCUAUUCAG

The DNA sequence for the mRNA above is?

• CCUGGAUAAGUC

• CCTGGATAAGTC

• GGACCTATTCAG

• GGACCUAUUCAG

TRANSLATE this RNA sequence: AUGCAAUGA

• Met-Glu-Stop

• Met-His-Stop

• Thr-Glu-Stop

• Thr-Pro-Stop

Transcribe and translate the following strand of DNA:

AATCATGGA

• Asp-His-Gly

• Leu-Val-Pro

• Leu-Val-Ser

• Asp-His-Arg

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1