Hnadout 2: tRNA and Amino Acid Codes

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Transfer RNA Patterns

mRNA Codons and Corresponding Amino Acids

First Nucleotide	Second Nucleotide
	U	C	A	G
U	pheylalnine UUU UUC leucine UUA UUG	serine UCU UCC UCA UCG	tyrosine UAU UAC stop UAA UAG	cysteine UGU UGC stop UGA tryptophan UGG
C	leucine CUU CUC CUA CUG	proline CCU CCC CCA CCG	histidine CAU CAC glutamine CAA CAG	arginine CGU CGC CGA CGG
A	isoleucine AUU AUC AUA methionine/start AUG	threonine ACU ACC ACA ACG	asparagine AAU AAC lysine AAA AAG	serine AGU AGC arginine AGA AGG
G	valine GUU GUC GUA GUG	alanine GCU GCC GCA GCG	aspartic acid GAU GAC glutamic acid GAA GAG	glycine GGU GGC GGA GGG

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