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5′-3′
AUUUAACUGUUCUGUCUAGAG
1. $text{textcolor{#19804f}{AUU}}$$text{textcolor{#c34632}{UAA}}$CUGUUCUGUCUAGAG
$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Isoleucine}}$-$text{textcolor{#c34632}{Stop Codon}}$
2. $text{textcolor{#19804f}{UUU}}$$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{AAC}}$$text{textcolor{#19804f}{UGU}}$$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{UCU}}$$text{textcolor{#19804f}{GUC}}$$text{textcolor{#c34632}{UAG}}$AG
$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Phenylalanine}}$-$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{Asparagine}}$-$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Cystein}}$-$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{Serine}}$-$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Valine}}$-$text{textcolor{#c34632}{Stop Codon}}$
3. $text{textcolor{#19804f}{UUA}}$$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{ACU}}$$text{textcolor{#19804f}{GUU}}$$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{CUG}}$$text{textcolor{#19804f}{UCU}}$$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{AGA}}$G
$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Leucine}}$-$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{Threonine}}$-$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Valine}}$-$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{Leucine}}$-$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Serine}}$-$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{Arginine}}$
5′-3′
AUUUAACUGUUCUGUCUAGAG
1. $text{textcolor{#19804f}{AUU}}$$text{textcolor{#c34632}{UAA}}$CUGUUCUGUCUAGAG
$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Isoleucine}}$-$text{textcolor{#c34632}{Stop Codon}}$
2. $text{textcolor{#19804f}{UUU}}$$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{AAC}}$$text{textcolor{#19804f}{UGU}}$$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{UCU}}$$text{textcolor{#19804f}{GUC}}$$text{textcolor{#c34632}{UAG}}$AG
$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Phenylalanine}}$-$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{Asparagine}}$-$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Cystein}}$-$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{Serine}}$-$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Valine}}$$text{textcolor{#c34632}{Stop Codon}}$
3. $text{textcolor{#19804f}{UUA}}$$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{ACU}}$$text{textcolor{#19804f}{GUU}}$$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{CUG}}$$text{textcolor{#19804f}{UCU}}$$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{AGA}}$G
$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Leucine}}$-$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{Threonine}}$-$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Valine}}$-$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{Leucine}}$-$text{textcolor{#19804f}{Serine}}$$text{textcolor{#4257b2}{Arginine}}$
Since the middle of mRNA molecule is shown and the sequences that are numbered one and two contain a stop codon, we can conclude that the third sequence is the most likely to be included in the synthesis of that particular protein.