the ____ codon lets the cell know the beginning of a gene and the ___ codon lets the cell know the end of the gene.

AUG, UAG
CCU, AAG
AUA, UAC
All of the above

The AUG codon lets the cell know the beginning of a gene, and the UAG codon lets the cell know the end of the gene.

Therefore, the correct answer is: AUG, UAG.