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If there are 999 bases in RNA that codes for a protein with 333 amino acids, and the base at position 901 is deleted such that the length of the RNA becomes 998 bases, how many codons will be altered

A

1

B

11

C

33

D

333

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  • if there are 999 bases in an RNA that codes for a protein with 33 amino acids, and the base at position 901 is deleted such that the length of the RNA becomes 998 bases, how many codons will be altered?

    A
    1
    B
    11
    C
    33
    D
    333

  • If there are 999 bases in an RNA codes for a protein with 333 amino acids, and the base at position 901 is deleted such that the length of the RNA becomes 998 bases, how many codons will be altered?

    A
    1
    B
    11
    C
    33
    D
    333

  • If there are 99 bases in an mRNA that codes for a protein with 33 amino acids and the base at position 30 undergo nonsense mutation , then what will be the length of polypeptide formed ?

    A
    11 amino acid long
    B
    30 amino acid long
    C
    9 amino acid long
    D
    29 amino acid long

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