Question

A U G G A C C U G A U A U U U U G A is the base sequence in a strand of mRNA.

1. Write the base sequence of the DNA strand from which it has been transcribed.
2. Upon translation, how many amino acids will the resulting peptide have?

Answer 1

1. The DNA strand (template) from which this mRNA was transcribed is T A C C T G G A C T A T A A A A C T.
2. The resulting peptide will have 5 amino acids.