Select all of the following that represent a codon for the amino acid phenylalanine? Use the image to
see the genetic code.
First
Base
U
C
U
UUU
phenylalanine
UUC
phenylalanine
UUA
leucine
UUG
leucine
CUU
leucine
CUC
leucine
CUA
leucine
CUG
Second Base
C
UCU
serine
UCC
serine
UCA
serine
UCG
serine
CCU
proline
CCC
proline
CCA
proline
CCG
G
UGU
cysteine
UGC
cysteine
UGA
stop
UGG
tryptophan
CGU
arginine
CGC
arginine
CGA
arginine
CGG
A
UAU
tyrosine
UAC
tyrosine
UAA
stop
UAG
stop
CAU
histidine
CAC
histidine
CAA
glutamine
CAG
Third
Base
U
C
A
G
U
C
A
G
CUA
leucine
CUG
leucine
AUU
isoleucine
AUC
isoleucine
AUA
isoleucine
AUG (start)
methionine
GUU
valine
GUC
valine
GUA
valine
GUG
valine
CCA
proline
CCG
proline
ACU
threonine
ACC
threonine
ACA
threonine
ACG
threonine
GCU
alanine
GCC
alanine
GCA
alanine
GCG
alanine
CAA
glutamine
CAG
glutamine
AAU
asparagine
AAC
asparagine
AAA
lysine
AAG
lysine
GAU
aspartate
GAC
aspartate
GAA
glutamate
GAG
glutamate
CGA
arginine
CGG
arginine
AGU
serine
AGC
serine
AGA
arginine
AGG
arginine
GGU
glycine
GGC
glycine
GGA
glycine
GGG
glycine
1 answer
UUC - phenylalanine