Select the anticodon present on the tRNA that carries the amino acid methionine.

Question

Select the anticodon present on the tRNA that carries the amino acid methionine. (A) UAC (B) AUG (C) GCU (D) UGC

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Methionine is specified by a single codon (AUG). So the anticodon present in tRNA will be UAC as anticodons are complementary to codons for which they carry the respective amino acid.

Q. Select the anticodon present on the tRNA that carries the amino acid methionine.

UAC

AUG

GCU

UGC

Methionine is specified by a single codon (AUG). So the anticodon present in tRNA will be UAC as anticodons are complementary to codons for which they carry the respective amino acid.