Q. Which of the following mRNA transcript would be translated into a polypeptide?
A) UGACUGGAUGUUUGAC
B) UAAGACAAAUACGGA
C) UAGAGGCCCAUCGAG
D) AUGCAGUUAGGUGAG
Explanation
AUG is a start codon while UAG, UAA and UGA are stop codons. Thus, the mRNA strand given in option (d.) would be translated into a polypeptide.
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