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Whate would happen if in a gene encoding a polypeptide of 50 amino acids , `25^(th)` codon (UAU) is mutated to UAA

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A plypeptides of 24 amino acids will be formed

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A polypeptides of 24 and 25 amino acids will be formed

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A polypeptide of 49 amino acids will be formed

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A polypeptide of 25 amino acids will be formed

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