Happydogs12
Answered

Discover a wealth of knowledge at Westonci.ca, where experts provide answers to your most pressing questions. Explore thousands of questions and answers from a knowledgeable community of experts on our user-friendly platform. Get detailed and accurate answers to your questions from a dedicated community of experts on our Q&A platform.

A triplet of bases in a template strand of DNA is GAT. What would be the corresponding codon for mRNA?
СТА
CUA
CTU
CUA (This one is wrong)


I don't know why there are two CUAs, but if someone could please help. This is confusing for me. Please explain & no false answers. Thanks much in advance!

Sagot :

DrTobiasFunke

Answer:

CUA

Explanation:

Chances are your teacher accidentally put the same option twice and marked one of em incorrect. You infact selected the correct answer because CUA is correct.

DNA has 4 bases: ATGC (Apples on Trees = A - T, & Cows eat Grass = C-G)

RNA has 4 bases: AUGC  (RNA lacks the base T so A binds with U instead).

So for template strand GAT, the mRNA made from this codon has complimentary pairing based on RNA so G binds with C, A binds with U, and T binds with A.

Histrionicus

A triplet of bases in a template strand of DNA is GAT, the corresponding codon for mRNA - CTU

DNA is a two-stranded molecule. Each strand is a polynucleotide composed of A (adenosine), T (thymidine), C (cytidine), and G (guanosine)  in a sequence.

  • Adenine always bonds with thymine, and guanine only bonds with cytosine.
  • In RNA however, uracil is substituted for thymine instead.
  • So, in transcription, adenine turns into thymine, and guanine turns into cytosine, and vice-versa.

Thus, A triplet of bases in a template strand of DNA is GAT, the corresponding codon for mRNA - CTU

Learn more about:

https://brainly.com/question/6612666

We hope you found what you were looking for. Feel free to revisit us for more answers and updated information. We hope our answers were useful. Return anytime for more information and answers to any other questions you have. Find reliable answers at Westonci.ca. Visit us again for the latest updates and expert advice.