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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

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The given nucleotide sequence on mRNA is as shown below 5'AUGUCAUGGGAGUGAGUUGGGCUAAAAUAG 3'

A) How many amino acids will be inserted in a polypeptide chain under normal conditions

B) How many amino acids will be inserted in a polypeptide chain in a mutated situation by the deletion of 9th nucleotide in the cistron part of DNA?
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Correct option: B
(A) 4 , (B) 7
Option D ((A) 5 (B) 7) is correct because under normal conditions, 5 amino acids are inserted, and with the deletion, 7 amino acids are inserted.

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