The Genetic Code And Translation - Genetics A Conceptual Approach

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Genetics

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Set 1: Introduction to Genetics

Set 2: Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction

Set 3: Basic Principles of Heredity

Set 4: Sex Determination and Sex-Linked Characteristics

Set 5: Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles

Set 6: Pedigree Analysis, Applications, and Genetic Testing

Set 7: Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping

Set 8: Chromosome Variation

Set 9: Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems

Set 10: DNA: the Chemical Nature of the Gene

Set 11: Chromosome Structure and Organelle Dna

Set 12: DNA Replication and Recombination

Set 13: Transcription

Set 14: Rna Molecules and Rna Processing

Set 15: The Genetic Code and Translation

Set 16: Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes

Set 17: Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes

Set 18: Gene Mutations and Dna Repair

Set 19: Molecular Genetic Analysis and Biotechnology

Set 20: Genomics and Proteomics

Set 21: Epigenetics

Set 22: Developmental Genetics and Immunogenetics

Set 23: Cancer Genetics

Set 24: Quantitative Genetics

Set 25: Population Genetics

Set 26: Evolutionary Genetics

Set 15 The Genetic Code And Translation

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Set 15 The Genetic Code And Translation

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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There are _____ different codons, which encode 20 amino acids and 3 stop codons.

A) 16
B) 20
C) 23
D) 61
E) 64

Answer

Question 2

(Short Answer)

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The genetic code uses three bases to encode one amino acid. Why can't the code use only two bases to encode each amino acid?

Answer

The genetic code is a set of rules by wh...

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Which one of the following codons codes for a different amino acid from the rest?

A) CUU
B) CUC
C) UUA
D) UUU
E) CUA

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