Question

Consider this sequence of nucleotides in an mRNA molecule. AGGGUCCAA Which could describe the translation of this sequence?

A. 3 codons that are translated into 3 amino acids
B. 3 codons that are translated into 9 amino acids
C. 3 codons that are translated into 3 polypeptides
D. 9 nucleotides that are translated into 9 amino acids

Answer 1

Answer: 3 codons that are translated into 3 amino acids

Explanation: Just took the test

proof

Answer 2

Each codon is a sequence of 3 nucleotide on the mRNA molecule. Each codon is matched with an anti-codon of a tRNA carrying an amino acid that matches the 3 nucleotide sequence. The correct answer is A.