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Starting with 3 different amino acid molecules how many different tripeptide molecules could be formed?

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3

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6

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12

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D

9

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Solution

The correct option is D 9
Let 3 amino acids be ABC. The acid and amine ends of each molecule can be used to produce a tripeptide. Hence a total of 9 tripeptides are possible.

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