Q5 - Suppressor tRNA and Stop Codon Readthrough
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Q5. A synthetic mRNA 5'-AUG UUA GGU UGG UAA-3' yields Met-Leu-Gly-Trp in wild-type E. coli but Met-Leu-Gly-Trp-Tyr in a mutant strain with a tRNA carrying tyrosine and anticodon AUU. Which interpretation best explains this?