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An insertion mutation occurs, leaving 19 nucleotides in a DNA sequence. What is the largest number of amino acids that could be produced by this sequence?
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An insertion mutation occurs, leaving 19 nucleotides in a DNA sequence.

What is the largest number of amino acids that could be produced by this sequence?

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Answer:

6

Step-by-step explanation:

Every three nucleotides code for an amino acid. If we have 19รท3, that gives us six sets of three nucleotides with one leftover.

User Andrea Reina
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Answer:

6 amino acids

Step-by-step explanation:

amino acids are made up of 3 codons

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