A cell has a defective enzyme that attaches the alanine amino acid (Ala), instead of a valine amino acid (Val), to tRNAs with the anticodon CAA.  Will any polypeptides in the cell contain valine?  Why or why not?

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A cell has a defective enzyme that attaches the alanine amino acid (Ala), instead of a valine amino acid (Val), to tRNAs with the anticodon CAA.  Will any polypeptides in the cell contain valine?  Why or why not?

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