THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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Question
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How many amino acids are coded for in this sequence of nucleotides (codons). ATG GGA ACT CCA
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4
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6
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2
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12
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A start codon is made up of the letters ATG, which codes for the amino acid methionine.
Detailed explanation-2: -This leads to a total of 10 codons in the mRNA sequence AUGGCAGUGCCA as AUG, UGG, GGC, GCA, CAG, AGU, GUG, UGC, GCC, CCA.
Detailed explanation-3: -The four types of nitrogen bases found in nucleotides are: adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G) and cytosine (C).
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