Which of the MRNA Sequences Would Be Translated in a Test

question 117

Short Answer

Which of the mRNA sequences would be translated in a test tube as the three different polypeptide chains polyserine, polyglutamine, and polyvaline, assuming that laboratory conditions were such that translation could start anywhere along the mRNA molecule?
A)5'-AUCGAUCGAUCG….-3'
B)5'-GCUAGCUAGCUA….-3'
C)5'-GUCAGUCAGUCA….-3'
D)5'-ACUGACUGACUG….-3'
E)None of the other answer options is correct.

• A)5'-AUCGAUCGAUCG….-3'
• B)5'-GCUAGCUAGCUA….-3'
• C)5'-GUCAGUCAGUCA….-3'
• D)5'-ACUGACUGACUG….-3'
• E)None of the other answer options is correct.

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