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LECT-10 mRNA Processing, Genetic Code, and Protein Synthesis (20192020-1)
LECT-10 mRNA Processing, Genetic Code, and Protein Synthesis (20192020-1)
M A or C Q Gln Glutamine
R Arg Arginine
B C or G or T
S Ser Serine
D A or G or T T Thr Threonine
H A or C or T V Val Valine
W Trp Tryptophan
V A or C or G
Y Tyr Tyrosine
N any base
- gap
THE GENETIC CODE
Features
Eighteen of the 20 amino acids are specified by multiple (or
synonymous) codons which are grouped together in the
genetic code table.
Usually they differ only in the third codon position.
If this is a pyrimidine, then the codons always specify the
same amino acid.
If a purine, then this is usually also true.