a protein is 300 amino acids long. which of the following could be the number in the section of DNa that codes for this protein? (remember DNa is double stranded)
a. 300
b. 3
c. 500
d. 1800
a. 300
b. 3
c. 500
d. 1800
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An amino acid comes from 3 nucleotides
3 * 300 = 900
since it is double stranded
900 * 2 = 1800
The answer is (d).
3 * 300 = 900
since it is double stranded
900 * 2 = 1800
The answer is (d).
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d. 1800
The nitpicking above is pretty much covered in the careful wording of the question - the section CODING for the protein excludes introns.
The nitpicking above is pretty much covered in the careful wording of the question - the section CODING for the protein excludes introns.