Please explain this checker board and also the abbreviations used for amino acids
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The abbreviations of amino acids along with full form are as under:
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Genetic code directs the sequence of amino acids during the synthesis of proteins. George Gamow proposed that if 20 amino acids are to be coded by 4 bases, then the code should be made up of three nucleotides. 43 = 64 (42 = 16), which is less than 20; so, the codon was proposed to be triplet.
In the given checker board, the codon is triplet. To form the triplet codon, we have to cross between bases at first position, second position and third position. The abbreviations of amino acids along with full form are as under:
- Ile : isoleucine
- Lys : lysine
- Leu: leucine
- Met: methionine
- Phe: phenylalanine
- Thr: threonine
- Trp: tryptophan
- Val: valine
- Arg: arginine
- His: histidine
- Ala: alanine
- Asn: asparagine
- Asp: aspartic acid
- Cys: cysteine
- Gln: glutamine
- Glu: glutamic acid
- Gly: glycine
- Pro: proline
- Ser: serine
- Tyr: tyrosine.
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