Why Are Met and Trp Codons Often Used to Design

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why are Met and Trp codons often used to design DNA probes from amino acid sequences?

• A) They are not degenerate and have single codons.
• B) Met is the first amino acid in the protein chain.
• C) Both are used often in proteins.
• D) They always occur together in protein sequences.
• E) None of the answers is correct.

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