You add polynucleotide phosphorylase to a solution of ATP, GTP, and UTP. How many artificial mRNA 3 nucleotide codons would be possible?

A) 3

B) 6

C) 9

D) 27

E) 81

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Tessa Wolfe

15 July, 10:14

You add polynucleotide phosphorylase to a solution of ATP, GTP, and UTP. How many artificial mRNA 3 nucleotide codons would be possible?

A) 3

B) 6

C) 9

D) 27

E) 81

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Timothy Hunt · Answer 1

The correct answer is option D, that is, 27.

Explanation:

27 three-nucleotide codons would be possible when polynucleotide phosphorylase is supplemented to a solution of GTP, ATP, and UTP. As there are three nucleotides available, that is, guanine, adenine, and uracil and each codon comprise three nucleotides, thus, there would be a probability of (3) ^3 codons, that is, 27.

You add polynucleotide phosphorylase to a solution of ATP, GTP, and UTP. How many artificial mRNA 3 nucleotide codons would be possible?A) 3B) 6C) 9D) 27E) 81

You add polynucleotide phosphorylase to a solution of ATP, GTP, and UTP. How many artificial mRNA 3 nucleotide codons would be possible?

A) 3

B) 6

C) 9

D) 27

E) 81