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Using both codon charts, decode the mRNA sequence below:

mRNA: AUG-GUU-AAA-CGA-CAA-UCC
Amino Acid Chain:

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To decode the mRNA sequence using the genetic code, we can break the sequence into codons and then translate each codon into its corresponding amino acid.

The given mRNA sequence is: AUG-GUU-AAA-CGA-CAA-UCC

Now, we will decode each codon:

  1. AUG → Methionine (Met, M) - This is also the start codon.
  2. GUU → Valine (Val, V)
  3. AAA → Lysine (Lys, K)
  4. CGA → Arginine (Arg, R)
  5. CAA → Glutamine (Gln, Q)
  6. UCC → Serine (Ser, S)

Putting these together, the amino acid chain would be:

Amino Acid Chain: Met-Val-Lys-Arg-Gln-Ser

In shorthand with one-letter codes, the amino acid chain would be: MVKQRS.