Question

If the coding region of a bacterial protein-encoding gene has 1002 base pairs of dna, how many amino acids does it encode?

Answer 1

334 amino acids in the coding region of a bacterial protein-encoding gene has 1002 base pairs of DNA. Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.