THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
Question
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How many amino acids would results from the following:AAU GCA UAG CAC GAU
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15
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5
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8
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Impossible to tell
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The results show that UAA, like UAG, directs the incorporation of glutamine, whereas UGA directs the incorporation of three amino acids, arginine, cysteine, and tryptophan.
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.
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