A sequence of how many nucleotides in messenger RNA makes a codon for an amino acid?
A
One
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B
Two
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C
Three
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D
Four
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Solution
The correct option is C Three Proteins are the sequence of amino acid that are the building blocks of the body. There areproduced by the triplet codons means a combination of three nucleotides makes a code for amino acid. This codon is unique and universal and is called the genetic code.
For example, UAU is a triplet code that codes for tyrosine.