The Following Question(s) Refer to This Table of Codons

question 38

Multiple Choice

The following question(s) refer to this table of codons.
-A peptide has the sequence NH2-phe-pro-lys-gly-phe-pro-COOH. Which of the following sequences in the coding strand of the DNA could code for this peptide?

• A) 3' UUU-CCC-AAA-GGG-UUU-CCC
• B) 3' AUG-AAA-GGG-TTT-CCC-AAA-GGG
• C) 5' TTT-CCC-AAA-GGG-TTT-CCC
• D) 5' GGG-AAA-TTT-AAA-CCC-ACT-GGG
• E) 5' ACT-TAC-CAT-AAA-CAT-TAC-UGA

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