Triplet 1 Triplet 2 Triplet 3 CAT GGA TTC The table shows part of a gene divided into base triplets, each coding for one amino acid. How many amino acids ar...

Assessment: Biology 0610 | Paper 2 Mock 01 | Multiple Choice (Extended) Subject: Biology - 0610

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Triplet 1Triplet 2Triplet 3
CATGGATTC

The table shows part of a gene divided into base triplets, each coding for one amino acid. How many amino acids are coded for by the section shown?

Answer Details

The bases of a gene are read in triplets, and each triplet codes for one amino acid. The section shown contains three triplets (CAT, GGA and TTC), so it codes for 3 amino acids. Counting the triplets, not the individual bases, gives the number of amino acids; the nine individual bases here make up exactly three triplets, so the answer is three amino acids.

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