An mRNA strand has 204 bases to code for a protein from start to stop. how many amino acids will the resulting protein contain

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20 February, 13:38

An mRNA strand has 204 bases to code for a protein from start to stop. how many amino acids will the resulting protein contain

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Lyric Hale · Answer 1

There will be 68 Amino Acids in the Protein produced. In translation, the RNA is read in groups of 3 bases. These three bases are called codons, and the complimentary bases are called anti-codons. Therefore, if we have 204 bases, then 204/3 bases in a codon = 68 codons. Each codon codes for an Amino Acid, so 68 codons results in 68 Amino Acids in the resulting protein.