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A DNA sequence that is 15 nucleotides long would give rise into a polypeptide sequence. How many long amino acids will it have? A.1 B.3 C.5 D.15

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The answer is C. 5 Hope this helps!! :)
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Every three nucleotides would compose a codon, which would make 1 amino acid in a polypeptide chain so the answer to your question is C.5. I hope that this is the answer that you were looking for and it has helped you.
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