From DNA to protein

Let's see how the genetic code works with a simplified version.

In our simplified code, we only need a small number of 'amino acids', so we will just use two bases to code for each. (Remember the real code always uses three DNA bases to code for the 20 amino acids.)

Here is our simplified code:

Code	Amino acid	Code	Amino acid	Code	Amino acid	Code	Amino acid
TT	X	TC	stop	TA	E	TG	R
CT	X	CC	stop	CA	E	CG	R
AT	S	AC	P	AA	L	AG	O
GT	S	GC	P	GA	L	GG	O

This is our gene sequence:

TA-TT-GC-GA-AG-TG-CA-CG-GT-CC

See if you can work out what word the code spells!