Answer to Question #40880 in Biochemistry for Shanu

Question #40880
If 13 amino acid is formed from a mRNA,then the minimum number of nitrogen base in that mRNA?
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2014-04-01T03:27:40-0400
A series of three nucleotides code a single amino acid. mRNA must contain at least 39 nucleotides to code 13 amino acids (13 x 3 = 39). A single nucleotide contains a nitrogenous base, and so the 39 nucleotides contain 39 nitrogenous bases.

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