Question

How many codons are on the mRNA molecule given below?

AGCUUAGGCUAAGGCUAC

18
5
12
6

Answer 1

ANSWER: 6

A codon is a sequence of 3 nucleotides that corrosponds to a specific amino acid. In the given sequence 6 triplets are formed. So the number of codons in the given mRNA is 6.

AGC UUA GGC UAA GGC UAC

1 2 3 4 5 6