The sequence below represents part of the coding strand of the bacterial gene Z. The arrow indicates the transcription start site. |→ 5’TATAATCGCACTCAAAGCCTAAGGAGGATCCGAATGCACGC +1+10 .+20 GGAATCTTTCCGACCACTACTGCATAGCGCCCAGAGCTCGCT AAATCGAGCGTGACATAATCAC……….3’ The following statements […]
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Understanding the Polar Effect of Nonsense Mutations in Operons: Role of Rho and Suppressor tRNAs
A ‘ nonsense’ mutation in the protein coding region of an upstream gene of a group of genes in an operon often leads to depletion of the downstream gene products. […]
Minimum Number of tRNAs Required to Decode All Arginine Codons Without Inosine
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- June 14, 2025
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The amino acid arginine is encoded by six codon: CGU, CGC, CGA, CGG, AGA, and AGG. Assuming inosine is not an option in the tRNA anticodon, what is the minimum […]
What Is a Polysome? The Role of Multiple Ribosomes on a Single mRNA Strand
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- June 14, 2025
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The polysome can be describes as (1) A special ribosome occurring in prokaryotes (2) A DNA strand which is being transcribed by may RNA polymerase(3) String of RNA occupied by […]
Which Polypeptide Cannot Be Produced from a Given DNA Sequence in Any Reading Frame?
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- June 14, 2025
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Given below is a partial coding sequence of a gene: 5′.AATGGACGCATGTGTCGATGG-3′ Which one of the following polypeptides CANNOT be produced by transcription and translation of the above DNA sequence in […]
Differences in Peptide Translation of the Same RNA Sequence in Mammalian Cytosol and Mitochondria
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- June 14, 2025
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Imagine the following RNA sequence is translated in the mammalian cytosol and mitochondria. RNA sequence: AUG AUA CUG UGA CUU AGG CUC UAA Following are some putative peptide sequences CytosolMitochondria […]
How to Translate DNA Sequence 3’-AAGTACTCT-5’ into a Tripeptide: Phe-Met-Arg Explained
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- June 14, 2025
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What would be the tripeptide produced by translation of the transcript produced by the following DNA sequence? 3’-AAGTACTCT-5’ (1) Arg-Phe-Trp (2) Arg – Leu – Gly (3) Thr- Lys —Ser […]
Common Misconceptions About the Genetic Code: The Importance of the Anticodon’s Third Base
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- June 14, 2025
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Which of the following statement is NOT regarding the genetic code? (1) one amino acid can have more then one codon (2) In eukaryotes the start codon is AUG (3) […]
What Cannot Result from a Three-Base Deletion in a Gene’s Coding Region?
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- June 14, 2025
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A deletion of three consecutive bases in the coding region of a gene cannot result in (1) deletion of a single amino acid without any other change in the protein. […]
What Peptides Are Synthesized from Synthetic mRNA with Repetitive AU Sequences in Mammalian Cell Extracts?
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- June 14, 2025
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A synthetically prepared mRNA contains repetitive AU sequences. The mRNA was incubated with mammalian cell extract which contains ribosomes, tRNAs and all the factors required for protein synthesis. Assuming no […]


