Homework Sourse15 Write the anticodons for the following amino acids a Met
15. Write the anticodons for the following amino acids: a) Met b) Trp c) Ser d) Leu
Solution
The anticodon is the complementary base pairs for the concerned amino acids, that is adenine binds with uracil and guanine binds with cytosine. The genetic code for the amino acid methionine is AUG, so the anticodon for the amino acid will be UAC. Similarly, the genetic codes for the tryptophan, serine, and leucine are UGG, UCU, UCC, UCA, UCG, AGU, AGC, UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC, CUA, CUG. The anticodons will be as follows:
| amino acid | genetic code | anticodon |
| Trp | UGG | ACC |
| Ser | UCU, UCC, UCA, UCG, AGU, AGC | AGA, AGG, AGU, AGC, UCA, UCG |
| Leu | UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC, CUA, CUG | AAU, AAC, GAA, GAG, GAU, GAC |
