An rna molecule has 1500 bases. what is the maximum number of amino acids it can encode
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each amino acid is coded by 3 bases in a row ( codon) ..
hence,
1500 ÷ 3 = 500
hence 500 amino acids can be made by the RNA molecule
hence,
1500 ÷ 3 = 500
hence 500 amino acids can be made by the RNA molecule
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if maximum is asked, can u please check if it is 900
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It is based on the concept that one codon have 3 nucleotides per codon.
Explanation:
Codons is a part of messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule in which ecah codon made up of three nucleotides that further forms a single amino acid.
RNA molecules having 1500 bases will translates to 500 codons with 3 nucleotides per codon.
1500/3 = 500
A sstop codon will also present that will not contribute to an amino acid. Hence, there will be maximum 499 amino acids in the chain.
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