Under Conditions in Which Methionine Must Be the First Amino

question 15

Multiple Choice

Under conditions in which methionine must be the first amino acid, what protein would be coded for by the following mRNA? 5'-CCUCAUAUGCGCCAUUAUAAGUGACACACA-3'

• A)Pro-His-Met-Arg-His-Tyr-Lys-Cys-His-Thr.
• B)Met-Arg-His-Tyr-Lys-Cys-His-Thr.
• C)Met-Arg-His-Tyr-Lys.
• D)Met-Pro-His-Met-Arg-His-Tyr-Lys-Cys-His-Thr.
• E)Arg-His-Ser-Glu-Tyr-Tyr-Arg-Leu-Tyr-Ser.

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