If the Alanine Codon Is GCX (X Is Any Base),what

question 20

Multiple Choice

If the alanine codon is GCX (X is any base) ,what is the number of RNA codons that code for the amino acid alanine?

• A)1
• B)3
• C)4
• D)64
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Cytokinesis

The process during cell division in which the cytoplasm of a single eukaryotic cell is divided to form two daughter cells.

Eukaryotic Chromosomes

Linear DNA molecules contained in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, associated with a large variety of proteins such as histones, facilitating gene regulation and chromosome organization.

Histone Proteins

Proteins that package and order DNA into structural units called nucleosomes, playing a key role in gene regulation and expression.

Linear DNA

DNA molecules that are structured in a straight or nearly straight line, as opposed to being circular.