it brings in a transfer RNA (tRNA). This tRNA contains the anticodon along with an amino acid attached to them. The anticodon is simply the complementary sequence to the codons of the mRNA. So AUG is complemented by UAC.
The genetic code is read in sets of three nucleotides and this sequence of three DNA or RNA nucleotides is known as codons. Each codon specifies a particular amino acid or acts as a signal to start or stop protein synthesis. The first codon was discovered by Marshall Nirenberg and J. Heinr...
The degenerate nature of the genetic code is helpful because small changes, called mutations, in DNA or mRNA will not affect the protein made. This helps maintain the structure and function of living things. The table below compares the stop and start codons of the genetic code: CharacteristicS...
Thedeletions or insertionsof a base pair in the sequence causes the altered reading frame of the mRNA. This happens because the reading machinery does not recognize the changes in the sequences that whether any base is absent or is added and so there is absent of punctuations in the reading ...
The genetic code is used in the process of translation to convert the mRNA codons into a chain of amino acids. The RNA codon chart helps us to identify which codons specify which amino acids. Codon recognition describes the ability of codons to match with the appropriate amino acids. Good co...