Given the following DNA template noncoding sequence 3 CCGTC

Given the following DNA template (non-coding) sequence:

3’ – CCGTCTCCATCATGTTGTACATGCGGGCGCTGTGCGCGGGCCCGGCCCG – 5’

1.Provide the corresponding mRNA sequence and label the 5’ and 3’ ends .

2. What are the first 3 amino acids coded by this gene?

Solution

3\' 5\'

C G

C G

G C

G C

T A

C G

T A

C G

C G

A U

T A

C G

A U

T A

G C

T U

T U

G C

T A

A U

C G

A U

T A

G C

C G

G C

G C

G C

C G

G C

C G

T A

G C

T A

G C

C G

G C

C G

G C

G C

G C

C G

C G

C G

G C

G C

C G

C G

C G

G C

5\' 3\'

first three amino acid for that gene are 1 Glycine 2 Argonne 3

Glycine .