List anticodon sequences on the tRNAs carrying the amino acid shown as below:

(a)Ala

(b) Phe

(c) Leu

(d) Tyr

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The codons of the sequences for the amino acids can be listed as below here

(a)

        Codons                           Anticodons(5')GCU(3')     (3')CGA(5')(5')GCC(3')    (3')CGG(5')(5')GCA(3')    (3')CGU(5')(5')GCG(3')    (3')CGC(5')

(b)

role="math" localid="1664045128668"         Codons                           Anticodons(5')UUU(3')     (3')AAA(5')(5')UUC(3')    (3')AAG(5')

(c)

role="math" localid="1664045145889"         Codons                           Anticodons(5')UUA(3')     (3')AAU(5')(5')UUG(3')    (3')AAC(5')(5')CUU(3')    (3')GAA(5')(5')CUC(3')    (3')GAG(5')(5')CUA(3')    (3')GAU(5')(5')CUG(3')    (3')GAC(5')

(d)

role="math" localid="1664045163662"         Codons                           Anticodons(5')UAU(3')     (3')AUA(5')(5')UAC(3')    (3')AUG(5')

Step by step solution

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(a) Codon sequence of Ala

The replacement of A by U, U by A, G by C, and C by G. The anticodon number is the same as codons. The codon sequences are,

        Codons                           Anticodons(5')GCU(3')     (3')CGA(5')(5')GCC(3')    (3')CGG(5')(5')GCA(3')    (3')CGU(5')(5')GCG(3')    (3')CGC(5')

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(b) Codon sequence of Phe

The replacement of A by U, U by A, G by C, and C by G. The anticodon number is the same as codons. The codon sequences are,

        Codons                           Anticodons(5')UUU(3')     (3')AAA(5')(5')UUC(3')    (3')AAG(5')

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(c) Codon sequence of Leu

The replacement of A by U, U by A, G by C, and C by G. The anticodon number is the same as codons. The codon sequences are,

        Codons                           Anticodons(5')UUA(3')     (3')AAU(5')(5')UUG(3')    (3')AAC(5')(5')CUU(3')    (3')GAA(5')(5')CUC(3')    (3')GAG(5')(5')CUA(3')    (3')GAU(5')(5')CUG(3')    (3')GAC(5')

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(d) Codon sequence of Tyr

The replacement of A by U, U by A, G by C, and C by G. The anticodon number is the same as codons. The codon sequences are,

        Codons                           Anticodons(5')UAU(3')     (3')AUA(5')(5')UAC(3')    (3')AUG(5')

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