Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605197
Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
Publisher: PEARSON
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To explain: The number of amino acids in a polypeptide that is translated from a protein-coding sequence of mRNA having 450 bases.

Introduction: A codon is a set of three nucleotides that codes for a particular amino acid. There are four different nucleotides in molecules of DNA and RNA. These nucleotides are assembled to give codons, and in total, 64 different codons are possible.

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