A gene has four exons with lengths in base pairs (bp) as follows (see diagram). Exon 1, transcription start to just before ATG translation initiation codon (segment B): 417 bp Exon 1, from ATG initiation codon to end of exon (segment C): 363 bp Exon 2, all (segment E): Exon 3, all: (segment G): 90 bp Exon 4, from beginning of exon up to (but not including) the stop codon (segment I): 261 bp Exon 4, from the stop codon to polyadenylation site (segment J): 504 bp 186 bp How many AMINO ACIDS does the protein contain? Show your answer as an integer.

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A gene has four exons with lengths in base pairs (bp) as follows (see
diagram).
Exon 1, transcription start to just before ATG translation initiation codon
(segment B): 417 bp
Exon 1, from ATG initiation codon to end of exon (segment C):
363 bp
Exon 2, all (segment E):
Exon 3, all: (segment G):
90 bp
Exon 4, from beginning of exon up to (but not including) the stop codon
(segment I): 261 bp
Exon 4, from the stop codon to polyadenylation site (segment J):
504 bp
186 bp
How many AMINO ACIDS does the protein contain? Show your answer as an
integer.
Typed numeric answer will be automatically saved.
A
B
transcription
start
с
T
ATG
translation
initiation
codon
D E F G H
introns
I
TGA stop
codon
J
AAUAAA
K
Polyadenylation
site
Transcribed Image Text:A gene has four exons with lengths in base pairs (bp) as follows (see diagram). Exon 1, transcription start to just before ATG translation initiation codon (segment B): 417 bp Exon 1, from ATG initiation codon to end of exon (segment C): 363 bp Exon 2, all (segment E): Exon 3, all: (segment G): 90 bp Exon 4, from beginning of exon up to (but not including) the stop codon (segment I): 261 bp Exon 4, from the stop codon to polyadenylation site (segment J): 504 bp 186 bp How many AMINO ACIDS does the protein contain? Show your answer as an integer. Typed numeric answer will be automatically saved. A B transcription start с T ATG translation initiation codon D E F G H introns I TGA stop codon J AAUAAA K Polyadenylation site
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