Question

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?

Answer 1

6

Step-by-step explanation:

Every three nucleotides code for an amino acid. If we have 19÷3, that gives us six sets of three nucleotides with one leftover.

Answer 2

6 amino acids

Step-by-step explanation:

amino acids are made up of 3 codons