Question

Print out the genetic code in the list of materials to answer this question.

A leafy sea dragon’s enzyme is being made in a cell.

Which two codons represent the amino acid phenylalanine?

Responses

AUU and UUA

uppercase A U U and uppercase U U A

AAU and UCC

uppercase A A U and uppercase U C C

UUU and UUC

uppercase U U U and uppercase U U C

UUA and UUG

Answer 1

The two codons that represent the amino acid phenylalanine are:

**UUU and UUC**

So the correct response is:

**UUU and UUC**

uppercase U U U and uppercase U U C