Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Proteins

Proteins — practice question

UGU and UGC are codons for the amino acid cysteine, and this amino acid can form disulfide bonds in a polypeptide. UGG is the codon for the amino acid tryptophan, which contains no sulfur atom. UGA functions as a stop signal. The DNA triplet code for the 10th amino acid in a particular polypeptide is ACA. Which single-base substitutions in this triplet code would mean that no disulfide bond is formed with the 10th amino acid in the polypeptide?

  • AACC and ACG
  • BACG and ACT
  • CACT and ACC
  • DACT only

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