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How many amino acids will be coded by the given sequence of ribonucleotides, if the 15 base is substituted by G?
'5AUGGUGUAGAGGUACCAU3'

A
Four

B
Five

C
Six

D
Two

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Amino acid synthesis stops when any STOP codon is encountered by ribosome. There are total 3 stop codons, UAG, UGA, UAA. Codons are always read in triplets. So the given ribonucleotide sequence will be read as: AUG,GUG, UAG, and so on. Notice that the third codon (UAG) is a stop codon, so the protein synthesis will stop at the third codon itself. It doesn't matter if the 15th base is substituted by G or not, the given sequence will code for only two amino acids, AUG (methionine) and GUG (Methionine)
So, the correct answer is 'Two'.
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How many amino acids will be coded by the given sequence of ribonucleotides, if the 15 base is substituted by G?
'5AUGGUGUAGAGGUACCAU3'
Answer TypeText solution:1
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