Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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Chapter 8.6, Problem 1TQ
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The size of a protein encoded by an ORF 1,200bp (base pairs) in length.
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An ORF (operon reading frame) is a continuous stretch of mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) that starts from the initiator codon, most commonly AUG and ends at a stop codon (UAA, UAG or UGA). It is a part of the translation unit. Various computer programs are available to find ORFs that use universal genetic code to deduce a protein sequence.
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Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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