11. Translation

Which of the following structures is not a part of a transfer RNA?

Which of the following enzymes is responsible for attaching amino acids onto the tRNA?

In this chapter, we focused on the translation of mRNA into proteins as well as on protein structure and function. Along the way, we found many opportunities to consider the methods and reasoning by which much of this information was acquired. From the explanations in the chapter, what answers would you propose to the following fundamental questions:

What experimentally derived information led to Holley's proposal of the two-dimensional cloverleaf model of tRNA?

Describe three features of tRNA molecules that lead to their correct charging by tRNA synthetase enzymes.

Identify the amino acid carried by tRNAs with the following anticodon sequences.

5′-GAU-3′