What Is an Open Reading Frame (ORF)

question 54

Multiple Choice

What is an open reading frame (ORF) ?

• A) a protein coding sequence plus associated regulatory sequences
• B) the sequence between and including a start codon and a stop codon
• C) the sequence between and including a start codon and a stop codon, minus the introns
• D) the sequence between and including a start codon and a stop codon, minus the exons
• E) the sequence between a start codon and stop codon in prokaryotes only

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Definitions:

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