3. How many amino acids are there in the polypeptide (protein)?

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3. How many amino acids are there in the polypeptide (protein)? 

Instructions: Provide brief answers to the following questions:
1. How many codons are there in the Original DNA sequence?
2. How many codons are there in the MRNA?
3. How many amino acids are there in the polypeptide (protein)?
4. How many codons are there in the mutated DNA-(b) and DNA-(c)?
5. What types of mutations occurred in DNA-(b) and DNA-(c)?
6. What codons are found in the MRNA for the two mutated DNA?
7. What are the frequency and percentage distribution of amino acids in the
polypeptides coded by the Original DNA and the mutated DNA-(b) and DNA-(c)?
8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of mutation?
Transcribed Image Text:Instructions: Provide brief answers to the following questions: 1. How many codons are there in the Original DNA sequence? 2. How many codons are there in the MRNA? 3. How many amino acids are there in the polypeptide (protein)? 4. How many codons are there in the mutated DNA-(b) and DNA-(c)? 5. What types of mutations occurred in DNA-(b) and DNA-(c)? 6. What codons are found in the MRNA for the two mutated DNA? 7. What are the frequency and percentage distribution of amino acids in the polypeptides coded by the Original DNA and the mutated DNA-(b) and DNA-(c)? 8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of mutation?
1. DNA Sequences
a.) Original DNA 5'ATGCCTGGACGCAATGCGAGCTGGCTTA ACTCAGGG CGTTGA3'
b.) Mutated DNA 5'ATGCCTGGGCGCAAGCGAGCTGGG TTACTCAAGGGGACGTTGA3'
c.) Mutated DNA 5'ATGCGCGGACGCAAACGAGCTGGACTTCCGTCAGGGGTTCGA3'
Transcribed Image Text:1. DNA Sequences a.) Original DNA 5'ATGCCTGGACGCAATGCGAGCTGGCTTA ACTCAGGG CGTTGA3' b.) Mutated DNA 5'ATGCCTGGGCGCAAGCGAGCTGGG TTACTCAAGGGGACGTTGA3' c.) Mutated DNA 5'ATGCGCGGACGCAAACGAGCTGGACTTCCGTCAGGGGTTCGA3'
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