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6. A scientist analyzes an mRNA and finds it is 30 nucleotides long.

Calculate the number of codons in this mRNA.
30
20
10
5

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Answer:

C - 10

Step-by-step explanation:

It is 10 because 1 codon consists of 3 nucleotides so you'd simply do (30/3) or (each answer×3) until you get 30, to find out which option is correct.

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