The Following Questions Refer to Figure 17

question 50

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to Figure 17.5, a table of codons.

Figure 17.5
-Using Figure 17.5, identify a 5' → 3' sequence of nucleotides in the DNA template strand for an mRNA coding for the polypeptide sequence Phe-Pro-Lys.

• A)5'-UUUGGGAAA-3'
• B)5'-GAACCCCTT-3'
• C)5'-AAAACCTTT-3'
• D)5'-CTTCGGGAA-3'
• E)5'-AAACCCUUU-3'

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Definitions:

Neurons

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Electrical Charge

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