The sequence of a polypeptide is determined by the order of codons that specify the amino acids in the polypeptide. How many different sequences of codons can specify the polypeptide sequence methionine-histidine-lysine? (Use the table to fınd the number of possibilities.) SECOND BASE UCU ucc Serine (Ser) UUUL UGU UAU UAC Tyrosine (Tyr) UAA -Stop codon UAG -Stop codon Cysteine (Cys) UGA -Stop codon uGa -Tryptophan (Trp) Phenylalanine (Phe) Uuc UUAL Leucine (Leu) Uua UCA uca CU Cuc CUA FLeucine (Leu) Cu CAU CAC - Histidine (His) CCA Proline (Pro) ca CAA CAGGlutamine (Gin) cac CGA FArginine (Arg) cua AUU AUC Fisoleucine (le) AAU AAC AGU AGCSerine (Ser) Asparagine (Asn) ACA Threonine (Thr) ACG AAA AAGFLysine (Lys) AUA Methionine (Met) AUG Start codon AGGArginine (Arg) GUU) GUC QuA Valine (Val) GUG) GCU acC - Alanine (Ala) GGU GAAspartic acid (Asp) aac Giycine (Gly) GCA GAAL GGA GAG Glutamic acid (Glu) Gaa) 8 1 4 THIRD BASE FIRST BASE

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The sequence of a polypeptide is determined by the order of codons that specify
the amino acids in the polypeptide. How many different sequences of codons can
specify the polypeptide sequence methionine-histidine-lysine? (Use the table to
find the number of possibilities.)
SECOND BASE
UAU
UACFTyrosine (Tyr)
UAA -Stop codon
UAG -Stop codon
UUUL
UGU
Cysteine (Cys)
UCU
uc
UCA FSerine (Ser)
uca
Uuc
Phenylalanine (Phe)
UUAL Leucine (Leu)
CAU
CAC
CAA Glutamine (Gin)
CAGF
UGA -Stop codon
uaa -Tryptophan (Trp)
CGU
сос
CGA FArginine (Arg)
CU
CU
Histidine (His)
CuA FLeucine (Leu)
Cua)
Proline (Pro)
CCA
cca
AAU Asparagine (Asn)
AGU Serine (Ser)
AGC
AUU
ACU
ACC
Threonine (Thr)
AACF
AAA
AAGLysine (Lys)
AUC Fisoleucine (lle)
AUA
Methionine (Met)
AUG -
Start codon
ACA
ACG
AGA
AGGFArginine (Arg)
GU
GACAspartic acid (Asp)
GGA
GAA Glutamic acid (Glu) Gaa)
GcU
-Valine (Val)
G GUA
GCA FAlanine (Ala)
Glycine (Gly)
8.
1
4
THIRD BASE
2.
FIRST BASE
Transcribed Image Text:The sequence of a polypeptide is determined by the order of codons that specify the amino acids in the polypeptide. How many different sequences of codons can specify the polypeptide sequence methionine-histidine-lysine? (Use the table to find the number of possibilities.) SECOND BASE UAU UACFTyrosine (Tyr) UAA -Stop codon UAG -Stop codon UUUL UGU Cysteine (Cys) UCU uc UCA FSerine (Ser) uca Uuc Phenylalanine (Phe) UUAL Leucine (Leu) CAU CAC CAA Glutamine (Gin) CAGF UGA -Stop codon uaa -Tryptophan (Trp) CGU сос CGA FArginine (Arg) CU CU Histidine (His) CuA FLeucine (Leu) Cua) Proline (Pro) CCA cca AAU Asparagine (Asn) AGU Serine (Ser) AGC AUU ACU ACC Threonine (Thr) AACF AAA AAGLysine (Lys) AUC Fisoleucine (lle) AUA Methionine (Met) AUG - Start codon ACA ACG AGA AGGFArginine (Arg) GU GACAspartic acid (Asp) GGA GAA Glutamic acid (Glu) Gaa) GcU -Valine (Val) G GUA GCA FAlanine (Ala) Glycine (Gly) 8. 1 4 THIRD BASE 2. FIRST BASE
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