For example, a sequence for an mRNA molecule might be: AUG-GGU-CAA-UAA. Each one of these codons corresponds to a specific ...

This process is repeated until all the codons in the mRNA have been read by tRNA molecules, and the amino acids attached to the tRNAs have been linked together in the growing polypeptide chain in ...

For example, an artificial mRNA of alternating guanine and uracil nucleotides (GUGUGUGUGUGU) should be read in translation as two alternating codons, GUG and UGU, thus encoding a protein of two ...

As the translation machinery carouses along the string of nucleotides that make up the mRNA, it recognizes them in groups of three, called codons. Each codon corresponds to a specific amino acid.

maintaining the integrity of the protein sequence encoded by the mRNA. The Genetic Code and Wobble Base Pairing The genetic code is degenerate, meaning that multiple codons can code for the same amino ...