Q. There are 20 naturally occurring amino acids. The maximum number of tripeptides that can be obtained is
A) 8000
B) 6470
C) 7465
D) 5360
Explanation
(a)
Naturally occurring amino acids are 20.
Hence, number of possible tripeptides
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = 20^{3} = 8000$
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