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If mRNA has 900 nucleotides how many amino acids would the protein have 

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Answer: The correct answer is 300 amino acids.

Step-by-step explanation:

Each codon creates a specific amino acid using its three-letter sequence. Therefore, an mRNA message that is 900 nucleotides long would correspond to 300 codons and 300 amino acids.

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