Question

A t-RNA is charged with the amino acid phenylalanine.

(a) At what end of the tRNA is the amino acid attached ?

(b) Give the mRNA codon that codes for phenylalanine.

(c) Which enzyme is responsible for this attachment ?

Answer 1

(a) Amino acid is attached to the 3′ end of t-RNA.

(b) UUC or UUU are the codes for phenylalanine.

(c) Amino Acyl tRNA synthetase enzyme is responsible for this attachment.