Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 21 - Sections 21.1-21.7 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 1031: 69

Answer

154 codons 462 nucleotides

Work Step by Step

One amino acid code for one codon, so 154 amino acids codes for 154 codons. 3 bases codes for one amino acid, so for 154 amino acides; 3x154= 462 bases One nucleotide has one base so 462 bases have 462 nucleotides.
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