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The Codon Chart
The codon chart contains all the possible combinations of RNA codons and the amino acids
that will be added based on that code. This is how it works.
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Take the DNA code you are given.
Convert it to the RNA code using the base pairing rule.
Locate the first base of the RNA codon on the left of the chart.
Locate the second base of the RNA codon on the top of the chart.
Locate the third base of the RNA codon on the right of the chart.
The intersection of these three bases will tell you what amino acid that codon codes
for.
For example, if you were given the codon AGA, you can see from the table that these RNA
bases code for the amino acid arginine.
Try this – the RNA codon AAA codes for the amino acid _________________________.
How about the RNA codon GAU? _______________________________
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C
A
G
U
Phenylalanine
Phynylalanine
Leucine
Leucine
Leucine
Leucine
Leucine
Leucine
Isoleucine
Isoleucine
Isoleucine
Methionine
Valine
Valine
Valine
Valine
CODON CHART
(based on the code in RNA)
C
A
Serine
Tyrosine
Serine
Tyrosine
Serine
Stop Codon
Serine
Stop Codon
Proline
Histidine
Proline
Histidine
Proline
Glutamine
Proline
Glutamine
Threonine
Asparagine
Threonine
Asparagine
Threonine
Lysine
Threonine
Lysine
Alanine
Aspartic Acid
Alanine
Aspartic Acid
Alanine
Glutamic Acid
Alanine
Glutamic Acid
G
Cysteine
Cysteine
Stop Codon
Tryptophan
Arginine
Arginine
Arginine
Arginine
Serine
Serine
Arginine
Arginine
Glycine
Glycine
Glycine
Glycine
U
C
A
G
U
C
A
G
U
C
A
G
U
C
A
G