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7. How many amino acids will be produced from this gene?
TATGCGATGATA

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Answer:

4

Step-by-step explanation:

Each triplet of DNA nucleotides (codons) code for one amino acid. The gene given in the question is composed of 12 DNA nucleotides, and thus 4 codons. Hence, the 4 codons will produce 4 amino acids.

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