Jul 8, 2015

Biology Module 2 - 1.structure and role of nucleic acids 1.3 explain the relationship between the sequence of nucleotides and the amino acid sequence in a polypeptide

1.3 explain the relationship between the sequence of nucleotides and the amino acid sequence in a polypeptide

The relationship is that the sequence of nucleotides is translated to make mRNA molecules. These mRNA molecules are then translated to form a sequence of amino acids which are linked together to make the polypeptide.
Therefore it is the sequence of nucleotides that determine the amino acid sequence in a polypeptide