Question

the codon gau codes for which amino acid?
cua
aspartate
cta
leucine

Explanation:

Codon GAU codes for aspartate. CUA is a codon for leucine. CTA is not a codon (codons are in mRNA and have U, not T). Leucine has codons like UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC, CUA, CUG.

Answer:

aspartate