Interpretation:
The number of RNA bases which are required to code for a protein should be calculated containing 577 amino acids.
Concept introduction:
RNA stands for ribonucleic acid which converts the information stored in DNA into various proteins. These proteins help in the development of the functioning of a cell. It stores the biological information or gene information in a sequence of four bases of nucleic acid: Adenine, cytosine, uracil and guanine. RNA has a structure of single-stranded.
Answer to Problem 85A
The number of RNA bases which are required to code for a protein =
Explanation of Solution
Number of amino acids = 577
Number of RNA bases = 3 in every amino acid (genetic code is triplet code)
Number of RNA bases =
=
Therefore, the number of RNA bases which are required to code for a protein =
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