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A) The following piece of a RNA sequence was not given with a direction so it could be read by ribosomes in 2 different directions.  Show the result of the 2 interpretations.

AUGACAAAAGGUUAC

B) Show how the amino acid sequence being translated would change for the 2 interpretations if the highlighted C was deleted.  How would you classify this mutation (ie. what type of mutation does a deletion cause)?
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10 years ago Edited: 10 years ago, luka
ohhhh thanks!! but why would it be Lys-Lys, since after you delete the C, wouldn't it be AAG? Why does the G change into A to make it Lys?
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The genetic code is redundant. Sometimes more than one codon can code for the same AA
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Oh I see.. thanks so much!
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