Answer:
- RNA sequence: UGC
- Amino acid sequence: Cysteine
- Yes, a change in nucleotide will alter the amino acid.
Explanation:
According to this question, a DNA sequence was given as follows: ACG. The process of transcription will produce a RNA sequence from this DNA sequence using complementary base pairing i.e. A-U, G-C etc. Based on this, the mRNA sequence that will result of the DNA sequence above is UGC.
The resulting mRNA transcript is a codon (three nucleotides) that will be used in the process of translation to yield an amino acid. The mRNA sequence: UGC codes for amino acid Cysteine.
- A change in one nucleotide of the DNA will alter the corresponding amino acid because DNA sequence in a particular reading frame is responsible for the production of amino acid. Hence, a slight change in nucleotide might change the reading frame of the sequence and hence give rise to a different amino acid.