Question

The pictured structure codes for how many amino acids?
A-6
B-12
C-4
D-2
Can someone give me the code?

Answer 1

Picture?

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Check the above image and tell me if you can figure it out yourself.

Answer 4

A, T, G, C are nucleic acids which form codons (combination of three) and code for a unique amino acid.

Answer 5

I stand corrected.

Answer 6

Example, GTT, GTA, GTG all three codon code for the same amino acid called Valine.

Answer 7

In your question, try to figure out how many such valid codons are possible.

Answer 8

6?

Answer 9

@Abhisar

Answer 10

Write the codons.

Answer 11

@alyssa.ward2016

Answer 12

GAC, GAT, GAA, GTC,GTT, GTG?

Answer 13

No

Answer 14

dang

Answer 15

this is so confusing

Answer 16

GAC is correct, How others?
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Answer 17

@shrutipande9 may explain it better.

Answer 18

see...what abhisar is trying to explain is absolutely correct...so if u have a chain of 6 nucleotides. the first 3 would make 1 codon and the next three would make the second. you cannot have overlapping codons...

Answer 19

hmm

Answer 20

and as only 1 strand is read as a template, we cannot count no of codons from both the strands

Answer 21

so would GAC be one and CTG be one?

Answer 22

or is that where you cant overlap?

Answer 23

no no...consider only 1 strand....

Answer 24

I dont know! this doesnt make sense to me,.. im horrible with biology

Answer 25

no u r not....consider one strand....lets say the lower one...now count the first 3 nucleotides. that makes 1 codon, then consider the next three nucleotides (no overlapping)

Answer 26

so for the first strand it would be ATC, ACT,TAC,CAT

Answer 27

just take the 3 letters in the same order....dont mix the leters..
see the picture i have drawn.first codon is ATC. only ATC and no combination TAC CAT ETC ETC.

Answer 28

so 3

Answer 29

AGC, TAA, CTC?

Answer 30

lol idk i give up

Answer 31

u dont have an option of 3...so thats not the ans..:P

Answer 32

lol 6

Answer 33

i know its not 4

Answer 34

its 2!!!

Answer 35

and tell me the codons:)

Answer 36

atg and act

Answer 37

well done..:)

Answer 38

Thank you!!

Answer 39

ur welcome..:)