Eukaryotic Cells and Hybrid Genomes
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What is the function of the three codons that do not specify any amino acid?

  • To specify the start of a protein-coding sequence
  • To code for methionine
  • To recognize and bind to tRNAs
  • To specify the end of a protein-coding sequence (correct)
  • What is the typical pattern of codons that specify the same amino acid?

  • They vary at all three positions
  • They vary at the third position, and contain the same nucleotides at the first and second positions (correct)
  • They contain the same nucleotides at all three positions
  • They vary at the first and second positions, and contain the same nucleotides at the third position
  • What is the role of the anticodon in tRNA?

  • To act as a termination site
  • To specify the start of a protein-coding sequence
  • To recognize and bind to the amino acid
  • To pair with the complementary codon in an mRNA molecule (correct)
  • What is the function of the AUG codon?

    <p>It acts as an initiation codon, signaling the start of a protein-coding sequence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the length of a typical tRNA molecule?

    <p>About 80 nucleotides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of tRNA molecules in protein synthesis?

    <p>To act as an adaptor molecule, recognizing and binding both to the codon and the amino acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the convention for writing codons?

    <p>The 5`-terminal nucleotide is written to the left</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the codons that specify the same amino acid?

    <p>They have the same nucleotides at the first and second positions, and vary at the third position</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the initiation codon?

    <p>It signals the start of a protein-coding sequence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the shape of a tRNA molecule?

    <p>An L-shaped molecule</p> Signup and view all the answers

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