Question

Part of an mRNa strand has 9 nucleotide bases. How many amino acids does this strand code?

A. 2
B. 6
C. 9
D. 3

Answer 1

It would code for 3 amino acids.

Step-by-step explanation:

Three nucleotide bases code for one amino acid.

e.g: AUG codes for methionine

or GUG codes for valine.