If a tRNA has the following anticodon UAG, what is the corresponding codon, where is it located, and what amino acid would be attached at its 3’ site?

Answer 1

If a tRNA has the following anticodon UAG, what is the corresponding codon ... ?

AUC

... Where is it located?

tRNAs bind to DNA in the ribosome. In prokaryotes (e.g., bacteria), ribosomes are found in the cytoplasm, while in eukaryotes (e.g., animals), ribosomes are found in the rough endoplasmic reticulum (outside of the cell nucleus).

... And what amino acid would be attached at its 3’ site?

Looking up AUC in a codon table => Isoleucine.

Answer 2

The Anticodon will match with its opposite and complimentary codon. In this case the opposite of UAG is AUC. Remember A-U and C-G (U takes the place of T in RNA). From a codon table we can read that AUC is the codon for the amino acid Isoleucine.

tRNA is involved in the process of translation which takes place outside of the nuclease, meaning it occurs in the cytoplasm of a cell.