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how many amino acids are coded for the mRNA strand AUGCGAUACUGA

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Answer:

4

Step-by-step explanation:

Amino acids are coded for by codons, which are triplets of nucleotides.

To work out how many amino acids are present, simply divide the cells into triplets.

AUG CGA UAC UGA

There are four triplet codons, so the sequence codes for four amino acids.

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