Question

CENGAGE MINDTAP a se Chapter 9 Digging Deeper Conceptual Learning Activity Second base U C A G UUU Phenylalanine UCU UUC Phenylalanine UCC Leucine UCA Leucine UCG Leucine CCU Leucine CCC Leucine CCA Leucine CCG Isoleucine ACU Isoleucine ACC Isoleucine ACA Methionine ACG Cysteine U Cysteine C stop A Tryptophan G Arginine U Arginine Arginine A Arginine Serine Tyrosine UGU Tyrosine UGC stop UGA stop UGG Histidine CGU Histidine CGC Glutamine CGA Glutamine CGG Asparagine AGU Asparagine AGC Lysine AGA Lysine AGG Aspartate GGU Aspartate GGC Glutamate GGA Glutamate GGG Serine Serine UAU UAC U UUA Serine Serine UAG Proline UAA UUG CUU CAU CUC Proline CAC CUA CUG Proline CAA Proline Threonine Threonine Threonine Threonine Alanine CAG AUU AAU AUC Serine AAC A AUA Arginine Arginine G Glycine U Glycine C Glycine A Glycine G AAA AUG AAG Valine GCU Valine GCC Valine GCA Valine GCG GUU GAU GUC GUA GUG Alanine GAC GAA Alanine Alanine GAG Say a segment of DNA has been damaged by UV radiation, forming a thymine dimer. If the damage results in a mutation, it would change the codon in this segment of the DNA strand. Which of the amino acids in the following list is coded for by a codon that might be affected? Alanine Proline Glutamate First base Third base

i think it might be Glutamate, but im not sure.

Someone please help!! its the last question i need to finish this mindtap.

please respond quickly too, its due TODAY at 11:59pm EST

Answer 1

Yes, you are right. It should be Glutamate.

As a mutation has been introduced due to the thymidine dimer, the amino acid which has a consecutive 'AA' in its codon will be hampered (as a thymidine dimer is produced in two successive thymine present in the DNA sequence). Now, if you look at the given amino acids, Glutamate only has consecutive AA present in its codon.