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BIOLOGY 102 Amino Acid Translation Table
Use this table to translate an mRNA code into an amino acid sequence.
Shading in each Punnett Square represents matching phenotypes, assuming complete dominance and independant assortment of genes, phenotypic ratios are also presented.
1) Locate the first nitrogenous base (A, U, C, or G) of the codon you are translating. Then match it with the "First Letter" row of the table [large shaded white (A or C) or salmon (U or G) rows].
2) Next working in the "First Letter" row, match the second base to the "Second Letter" column, cells outlined in black, red, blue, or green.
3) Finally, you are now down to four options depending upon the " Third Letter" color coded row, the text is color coded A, U, C, G.


		A		U		C		G
	A	AAA	Lysine	AUA	Isoleucine	ACA	Threonine	AGA	Arginine	A
		AAU	Asparagine	AUU	Isoleucine	ACU	Threonine	AGU	Serine	U
		AAC	Asparagine	AUC	Isoleucine	ACC	Threonine	AGC	Serine	C
		AAG	Lysine	AUG	Initiation Codon; Methionine	ACG	Threonine	AGG	Arginine	G
	U	UAA	Stop Codon	UUA	Leucine	UCA	Serine	UGA	Stop Codon	A
		UAU	Tyrosine	UUU	Phenylalanine	UCU	Serine	UGU	Cysteine	U
		UAC	Tyrosine	UUC	Phenylalanine	UCC	Serine	UGC	Cysteine	C
		UAG	Stop Codon	UUG	Leucine	UCG	Serine	UGG	Tryptophan	G
	C	CAA	Glutamine	CUA	Leucine	CCA	Proline	CGA	Arginine	A
		CAU	Histidine	CUU	Leucine	CCU	Proline	CGU	Arginine	U
		CAC	Histidine	CUC	Leucine	CCC	Proline	CGC	Arginine	C
		CAG	Glutamine	CUG	Leucine	CCG	Proline	CGG	Arginine	G
	G	GAA	Glutamic Acid	GUA	Valine	GCA	Alanine	GGA	Glycine	A
		GAU	Aspartic Acid	GUU	Valine	GCU	Alanine	GGU	Glycine	U
		GAC	Aspartic Acid	GUC	Valine	GCC	Alanine	GGC	Glycine	C
		GAG	Glutamic Acid	GUG	Valine	GCG	Alanine	GGG	Glycine	G
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