Sidney Brenner Demonstrated That the Triplet Code Is, in Fact

question 26

Short Answer

Sidney Brenner demonstrated that the triplet code is, in fact, nonoverlapping. Assuming a nonoverlapping code, how many COMPLETE codons would the following sequence encode before encountering a stop codon? 5' - AUGCGAUUAUAGUGC - 3'

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