Question

What would be the amino acid sequence that results from the following DNA code? TACGGGGCGATTGG Don't forget to convert the DNA into mRNA, otherwise it will not work.

Answer 1

Answer:

The amino acid sequence resulting from the DNA code TACGGGGCGATTGG is Methionine (starting codon), proline, arginine and STOP codon.

Explanation:

DNA is the molecule that contains four nitrogenous bases in its structure, whose sequence determines the order and amount of amino acids that a protein will have.

For protein synthesis to occur, DNA must be transcribed into mRNA, which leaves the cell nucleus for translation to occur in the ribosomes. The sequence of nitrogenous bases of the mRNA is organized into triplets or codons, which determine:

• Initiation of protein synthesis.
• Sequence and number of amino acids that a protein contains.
• End or stop of protein synthesis.

For the given DNA sequence, the corresponding amino acids are:

- DNA                 TACGGGGCGATTGG

- mRNA              AUGCCCCGCUAACC

- Codons           AUG-CCC-CGC-UAA-CC

- Amino acids    Met - Pro - Arg - STOP

The last two cytosine molecules are not translated because they do not form a codon and because the previous codon completed protein synthesis.