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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

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How many amino acids will be present in a polypeptide chain when genetic information flows from the following stretch of DNA?

3' TACCATGC ATGCATC 5' Template strand

5' ATGCGTACG TACGTAG 3' Coding strand
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Correct option: B
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Option B (4) is correct because the mRNA sequence transcribed from the template strand is 5' AUG CGU ACG UAC GUA 3', which codes for 4 amino acids (Met-Arg-Thr-Tyr).

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