Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Ques 72
72. If there are 999 bases in an RNA that codes for a protein with 333 amino acids, and the base at position 901 is deleted such that the length of the RNA becomes 998 bases, how many codons will be altered?
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11
33
333
1
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Answer : b
Hints & Solution
(b) If deletion happens at the $901^{\text{st }}$ position, then the remaining 98 bases specifying 33 codons of amino acids will be altered.
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