DNA Flashcards
1
Q
If a polypeptide has 51 amino acids in its primary structure:
a) what is the minimum number of DNA bases required to code for the amino acids in this polypeptide?
b) explain why the gene for this polypeptide contains more bases
A
a) 153
b) some regions of the gene are non-coding/introns / start/stop codons / there are two strands of DNA
