AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does tRNA deliver the appropriate amino acid?
A
It carries multiple amino acids to the nucleus to build DNA molecules.
B
It carries multiple amino acids to the nucleus to build the protein.
C
Its anticodon matches with the codon on mRNA.
D
Its anticodon matches with the codon on DNA.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -tRNAs bring their amino acids to the mRNA in a specific order. This order is determined by the attraction between a codon, a sequence of three nucleotides on the mRNA, and a complementary nucleotide triplet on the tRNA, called an anticodon. This anticodon also specifies the particular amino acid that the tRNA carries.

Detailed explanation-2: -When a tRNA recognizes and binds to its corresponding codon in the ribosome, the tRNA transfers the appropriate amino acid to the end of the growing amino acid chain. Then the tRNAs and ribosome continue to decode the mRNA molecule until the entire sequence is translated into a protein.

Detailed explanation-3: -A tRNA molecule will enter the ribosome bound to an amino acid. The anticodon sequence will bind to the codon of the mRNA, allowing the tRNA to release the attached amino acid. This amino acid is then added to the peptide chain by the ribosome.

Detailed explanation-4: -Molecules of tRNA are responsible for matching amino acids with the appropriate codons in mRNA. Each tRNA molecule has two distinct ends, one of which binds to a specific amino acid, and the other which binds to the corresponding mRNA codon.

Detailed explanation-5: -The tRNA molecule, on the other hand, has an anticodon, which will match its complementary codon on the mRNA. There are numerous tRNA molecules that help to build a protein during this process, and each individual tRNA molecule only carries one amino acid, which matches its complementary codon on mRNA.

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