Biochemistry - Genetic Code and Regulation - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Genetic Code and Regulation - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
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Which of the following techniques was carried out by Nirenberg and Matthaei in 1961 to determine the first codon?
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Shweta said:
1 decade ago
This was the easiest methods to find which codon codes for which Amino acid. If a sequence is generated such that it contains all Uracils or Thymines, e.g UUUU, irrespective of what the reading frame only 1 type of Amino acid will be coded and polymerised.
In the case of UUUU. It ll be a peptide having repeated units of phenylalanine as UUU codes for it. Analysing such a peptide is easy. Further variations in the repeated units led to the discovery of all codons.
In the case of UUUU. It ll be a peptide having repeated units of phenylalanine as UUU codes for it. Analysing such a peptide is easy. Further variations in the repeated units led to the discovery of all codons.
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