Genetic Code and Nucleic Acids

Question 1

What is the genetic code ?

Answer 1

Sequence of base triplets in mRNA

code for a specific amino acids

Question 2

How is the code non-overlapping?

Answer 2

Each base triplet is read in sequence

separate triplet before it and after it

Question 3

How is genetic code degenerate?

Answer 3

More possible combinations of triplets than they are amio acids

amino acids code for more than one base triplet

Question 4

What are start and stop signals?

Answer 4

Triplets tell cell when to start and stop

Beginning and end or mRNA

Question 5

How is the genetic code universal?

Answer 5

Same specific base triplets code for the same amino acids in all living things

Question 6

How to code for mRNA

DNA

tRNA

Answer 6

mRNA used to make amino acid - codons

from amino acid given DNA sequence

tRNA anticodon is complementary to mRNA

Question 7

4 bases

what is the max number of triplets?

Answer 7

4^3

= 64

Question 8

129 minimum amino acid

what is their minium bases?

Answer 8

129*3 = 387