Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Protein synthesis

Protein synthesis — practice question

Fig. 6.1 depicts the assembly of a polypeptide during translation in a eukaryotic cell.
(a)[1]

Name the purine bases that are shown in Fig. 6.1.

(b)[1]

State the name used for the group of three bases found at J on the tRNA molecule.

(c)[1]

Identify the three bases at J.

(d)[1]

State how the three bases at J on tRNA interact with the bases on mRNA.

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