Question

Hemoglobin is a protein in blood that partially results from the amino acid sequence below:
Pro-Glu-Glu-Lys
Use this information to answer the questions below.
Determine if each amino acid sequence below would code for hemoglobin.
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4 points
Yes No
AUG CUG UAA UGG
GGC CTT CTT TTT
CCC GAA GAA AAA
CCC GAA GAA AAG

Answer 1

To determine if each amino acid sequence would code for hemoglobin based on the provided amino acid sequence (Pro-Glu-Glu-Lys: Proline, Glutamic acid, Glutamic acid, Lysine), we first need to convert each nucleotide sequence into its corresponding amino acids using the genetic code.

1. **AUG CUG UAA UGG**:
- AUG: Methionine (Start codon)
- CUG: Leucine
- UAA: Stop codon (does not code for an amino acid)
- UGG: Tryptophan
- **Answer**: No

2. **GGC CTT CTT TTT**:
- GGC: Glycine
- CTT: Leucine
- CTT: Leucine
- TTT: Phenylalanine
- **Answer**: No

3. **CCC GAA GAA AAA**:
- CCC: Proline
- GAA: Glutamic acid
- GAA: Glutamic acid
- AAA: Lysine
- **Answer**: Yes

4. **CCC GAA GAA AAG**:
- CCC: Proline
- GAA: Glutamic acid
- GAA: Glutamic acid
- AAG: Lysine (This is another codon for Lysine)
- **Answer**: Yes

### Summary of Answers:
- **AUG CUG UAA UGG**: No
- **GGC CTT CTT TTT**: No
- **CCC GAA GAA AAA**: Yes
- **CCC GAA GAA AAG**: Yes