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If a tRNA molecule has a anticodon which reads GCU, what was the codon of the mRNA molecule ?

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CGA because in rna Uracil is replaced by Thymine therefor Adenine pairs with Uracil
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The anti-codons present on the tRNA binds to the codons present on the mRNA. tRNA carries only one type of amino acid and recognize only specific codon.

So, If a tRNA molecule has an anti-codon that reads GCU, it will bind to a CGA codon of the mRNA molecule.

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