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The Codon Chart. A step by step instruction guide. Codon Chart. How to read a Codon Chart. Here is the step by step process of how to read a codon chart. Step 1 : Know your mRNA sequence. Ex: AUGGAGCCUACUGAC * I like to break my sequence into groups of 3’s so I can easily see my codons.
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The Codon Chart A step by step instruction guide
How to read a Codon Chart • Here is the step by step process of how to read a codon chart. Step 1: Know your mRNA sequence. Ex: AUGGAGCCUACUGAC * I like to break my sequence into groups of 3’s so I can easily see my codons.
Step 2: • Using your mRNA codons determine which base is 1st, 2nd and 3rd. A1U2G3GAGCCUACUGAC * I like to write the number under the base, just in case.
Step 3: • Find the row that belongs to the 1st base in your codon. Ex: AUG, where A is 1st 1
Step 4: • Find the column for the 2nd base letter. ex: AUG, where U is 2nd. • The corresponding overlap is where you will find the Amino Acid. 2 1
Step 5: • Find the small row that corresponds to your 3rd base letter. Ex: AUG, where G is the 3rd base letter. • In this case AUG codes for the Start or the Methionine Amino Acid. 2 • The corresponding overlap is where you will find the Amino Acid for codon AUG. 1 3