5' - A U G U U C C C C A A G G G U
U G A - 3'
met phe
pro
lys
gly
*
M F
P
K G
*
Translation
of
a pentapeptide from an 18-base mRNA
The
18-base mRNA includes
six three-letter codons, each of which is
translated
as indicated by the three- and
single-letter amino acid
codes.
The message is 'read' in the
5'
3' direction. The message begins
with an AUG Met or 'Start'
codon, and
ends with a UGA 'Stop' codon.
Stop codons are indicated in translated protein sequences by asterisks (*)
