[Answer] During translation nucleotide base triplets (codons) in mRNA are read in sequence in the 5′ → 3′ direction along the mRNA. Amino acids are specified by the string of codons. What amino acid sequence does the following mRNA nucleotide sequence specify? 5′−AUGGCAAGAAAA−3′ Express the sequence of amino acids using the three-letter abbreviations separated by hyphens (e.g. Met-Ser-Thr-Lys-Gly).

Answer: Met-Ala-Arg-Lys
During translation nucleotide base triplets (codons) in mRNA are read in sequence in the 5′ → 3′ direction along the mRNA. Amino acids are specified by the string of codons. What amino acid sequence …

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