Translation

The language of DNA and RNA consists of three letter "words". Each group of three letters in mRNA is called a codon. The codons code for a specific amino acid used in making a protein.

Below is a segment of mRNA. The codons are circled.

The first codon, UUG, is the code for a specific amino acid. Use your text to determine which amino acid matches the codon UUG.
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