Determine the number of bases in the information strand for the gene that codes for the peptide below:

           Pro–His–Gly–Gly–Lys–Arg

List possible codon sequences for the following amino acids.

a. Val

Identify the amino acid for which the codon GAG codes, and what other codon could encode for this same amino acid?

What amino acids do the following sequences code for?

a. AUC

Look at Table 26.3 and find codons for the following amino acids:

a. Val

Insulin is synthesized as preproinsulin, which has 81 amino acids. How many heterocyclic bases must be present in the informational DNA strand to code for preproinsulin (assuming no introns are present)?

What amino acid is coded for by each of the following mRNA codons?

c. CGG

Use three-letter and one-letter abbreviations to write the amino acid sequence for the peptide from each of the following mRNA sequences:

a. ACC ACA ACU