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The mRNA is 336 nucleotides long, includes initiator and terminator codon. The number of amino acids in the polypeptide translated from this mRNA is

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999

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222

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C

111

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110

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Solution

The correct option is C 111
The mRNA is 336 nucleotides long, includes initiator and terminator codon. The number of amino acids in the polypeptide translated from this mRNA is 111.

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