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Table:
Codons Found in Messenger RNA Second Base First BaseUCAGThird Base UPhe Phe Leu LeuSer Ser Ser SerTyr Tyr Stop StopCys Cys Stop TrpU C A G CLeu Leu Leu LeuPro Pro Pro ProHis His Gln GlnArg Arg Arg ArgU C A G AIle Ile Ile Met(Start)Thr Thr Thr ThrAsn Asn Lys LysSer Ser Arg ArgU C A G GVal Val Val ValAla Ala Ala AlaAsp Asp Glu GluGly Gly Gly GlyU C A G
Questions:
Carlos needs help with biology because he is having trouble understanding the process of protein synthesis, and his answer to a question needs to be fixed. In the question, he is given a DNA strand that has the nucleotide sequence GAC CAT GTC. He says that he wrote the mRNA as CTG GTA CAG, but then he's not sure how to use the codon table above to figure out the amino acids.
Part 1: Identify the correct nucleotide sequence and explain why it is different from Carlos's answer.
Part 2: Using the codon table along with the correct nucleotide sequence, teach Carlos how to use the codon chart. Make sure you include each step as well as the final amino acid sequence in your explanation.