Chapter·BiochemistryNucleic Acid Biochemistry

Genetic Code and Codon UsageDownloads

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What is the function of the UGA codon?

AInitiates transcription

BTranslates

CTerminates protein synthesis

DNone of the options

2

Mark the false statement regarding mitochondrial DNA:

AAGA and AGG are stop codons in mitochondrial DNA

BKearns-Sayre Syndrome is a large deletion in mitochondrial DNA

CDoes not show heteroplasmy

D1% of cellular DNA, 13 proteins of respiratory chain

3

If a sequence of 4 nucleotides codes for 1 amino acid, how many amino acids can be theoretically formed?

A4

B64

C16

D256

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