Question

Which of the following is the name of the three-base sequence in the mRNA that binds to a tRNA molecule?

Answer 1

Answer:

codon

Explanation:

As in the DNA, the mRNA which contains the genetic information is in sequence of the nucleotides, that are arranged into the codons which consists of three base pairs each.

Codon with three base pairs encodes for a specific amino acid (except stop codons).

The process of the translation of the codons into the amino acids requires two types of RNA which are:

Transfer RNA (tRNA) : It is the RNA which mediates the recognition of codon and provides corresponding amino acid.

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA): It is the RNA which is the central component of ribosome's protein.