2. Use Figure 1. (or your genetic code handout) to match each mRNA codon from Step 1 with its corresponding amino acid. When the codon is a "stop" codon, include "stop" in the sequence. The amino acid sequence has been started for you. Finish the translation. You may use the 3-letter abbreviation on the chart for your amino acid. methionine, alanine, lysine, glutamic acid, stop​