13 The codon table (mRNA, read 5′→3′; for reference)
1U
U
- UUU Phe, UUC Phe, UUA Leu, UUG Leu
C
- UCU/UCC/UCA/UCG Ser
A
- UAU/UAC Tyr; UAA, UAG Stop
G
- UGU/UGC Cys; UGA Stop; UGG Trp
2C
U
- CUU/CUC/CUA/CUG Leu
C
- CCU/CCC/CCA/CCG Pro
A
- CAU/CAC His; CAA/CAG Gln
G
- CGU/CGC/CGA/CGG Arg
3A
U
- AUU/AUC/AUA Ile; AUG Met (start)
C
- ACU/ACC/ACA/ACG Thr
A
- AAU/AAC Asn; AAA/AAG Lys
G
- AGU/AGC Ser; AGA/AGG Arg
4G
U
- GUU/GUC/GUA/GUG Val
C
- GCU/GCC/GCA/GCG Ala
A
- GAU/GAC Asp; GAA/GAG Glu
G
- GGU/GGC/GGA/GGG Gly
(The table is "for reading only" in the course; you are not usually asked to memorise it, but you must be able to use a table that is given.)