What Polypeptide Would Be Synthesized from the Following Template Strand

question 23

Multiple Choice

What polypeptide would be synthesized from the following template strand of DNA: 3' CGG AGA CGG ACG 5'?

• A)Ala-Ser-Ala-Cys
• B)Arg-Arg-Arg-Cys
• C)Gln-Lys-Gln-Met
• D)Ala-Ser-Ala-Thr
• E)Cys-Ala-Ser-Ala

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Definitions:

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