This MRNA Transcript Would Result in What Polypeptide Sequence

question 10

Multiple Choice

This mRNA transcript would result in what polypeptide sequence?
5'ACU-UUC-ACU-AUG-UUU-UUA-UCC-UCC-ACU-CCU-UGA 3'
Use the following codons and the amino acids they encode.
AUG = Start or Met;UUU,UUC = Phe;UUA,UUG = Leu;UCU,UCC = Ser;CCU,CCC = Pro;ACU,ACC = Thr;UGA = Stop.

• A)Thr-Phe-Thr
• B)Phe-Leu-Ser-Ser-Thr-Pro
• C)Met-Phe-Leu-Ser-Ser-Thr-Pro
• D)Thr-Phe-Thr-Phe-Leu-Ser-Ser-Thr-Pro
• E)Met-Phe-Leu-Ser-Ser

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