What Does an Open Reading Frame Encode

question 48

Multiple Choice

What does an open reading frame encode?

• A) DNA promoter sequences
• B) potential protein coding regions
• C) DNA terminator sequences
• D) origins of replication
• E) All of the answers are correct.

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