The Genetic Code
|
2nd
base in codon
|
|||||||
|
1st
base in codon
|
U
|
C
|
A
|
G
|
|||
|
U
|
Phe |
Ser |
Tyr
Tyr STOP STOP |
Cys
Cys STOP Trp |
U
C A G |
3rd
base |
|
|
C
|
Leu
Leu Leu Leu |
Pro
Pro Pro Pro |
His
His Gln Gln |
Arg
Arg Arg Arg |
U
C A G |
||
|
A
|
Ile
Ile Ile Met |
Thr
Thr Thr Thr |
Asn
Asn Lys Lys |
Ser
Ser Arg Arg |
U
C A G |
||
|
G
|
Val
Val Val Val |
Ala
Ala Ala Ala |
Asp
Asp Glu Glu |
Gly
Gly Gly Gly |
U
C A G |
||
Aminocids specified by each codon sequence on mRNA:
| Ala: Alanine | Cys: Cysteine | Asp: Aspartic acid | Glu: Glutamic acid |
| Phe: Phenylalanine | Gly: Glycine | His: Histidine | Ile: Isoleucine |
| Lys: Lysine | Leu: Leucine | Met: Methionine | Asn: Asparagine |
| Pro: Proline | Gln: Glutamine | Arg: Arginine | Ser: Serine |
| Thr: Threonine | Val: Valine | Trp: Tryptophane | Tyr: Tyrosine |
A = adenine, G = guanine, T = thymine, U = uracil