BIO 12 UNIT 2: Study Notes

PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

• With the help of the above mRNA genetic codon table it is easy to move from a DNA sequence of codons to the mRNA and amino acids:

AAT GCG CTT CAT TAA ATT (DNA)

UUA  CGC  GAA GUA AUU UAA (mRNA)

Leu    Arg    Glu    Val    Iso   STOP (a.a.)