Codon

What does the codon UCU code for?

• Cyt

• Thr

• Pro

• Ser

What does the codon AAG code for?

• Arg

• Lys

• Glu

• Gly

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which codon codes for STOP?

• UGA

• AGG

• UCA

• GAA

What is the mRNA code for the DNA code of ACT?

• TGU

• TGA

• UGA

• AGU

What is the mRNA codon AUG code for?

• Met

• Try

• Ala

• Leu

What does the codon CCU code for?

• Ser

• Leu

• STOP

• Pro

What is a codon?

• It is a three letter section of bases that are read by ribosomes to stamp amino acids into a protein

• They are the codes on the DNA (hence "code-on"

• It is a type of mutation that occurs when there has been a substitution, deletion or insertion.

• It is a made up word for this quiz. Nice try, Wampler.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the term for a three-nucleotide sequence that codes for an amino acid?

• base

• codon

• amine

• serine

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:

ATG GGA ACT CCA

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 12

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Use the codon chart provided. Which DNA sequence below could code for Alanine?

• C C C

• GCA

• T T A

• T A G