Suppose That the Coding Region of a Gene Contains 1,800

question 251

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the coding region of a gene contains 1,800 base pairs, with 570 in exon 1, with 420 in exon 2, and with 810 in exon 3 (not counting the stop codon) .The protein translated from this gene will consist of _______ amino acids.

• A) 190
• B) 597
• C) 600
• D) 819
• E) 1,800

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