The amino acid serine is coded by the mRNA codon AGU. What is the base sequence of the DNA gene that originally produced this mRNA codon?(1 point)

Responses

TCC
TCC

TCA
TCA

UCA
UCA

AGU
AGU

1 answer

To determine the DNA base sequence that produces the mRNA codon AGU, we need to remember that RNA is synthesized from the DNA template strand, and that RNA uses uracil (U) instead of thymine (T). The mRNA codon AGU corresponds to the DNA template strand.

The codon AGU in mRNA is complementary to the DNA template strand, which would be TCA. Therefore, the answer is:

TCA