multiple choice question

if a codon of mrna reads 5-uug-3, the trna that delivers the amino acid to this location during translation will have an anticodon of 3-____-5.

aac
uug
ttc
ttg

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multiple choice question

if a codon of mrna reads 5-uug-3, the trna that delivers the amino acid to this location during translation will have an anticodon of 3-____-5.

aac
uug
ttc
ttg

Accepted Answer

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(A) AAC

(B) UUG

(C) TTC

(D) TTG

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Determine complementary base pairing

Align antiparallel strands

Match with the given options

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