If a certain gene contains 1,500 nucleotides, what is the maximum number of amino acids that be coded for?

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BRIAN M.
Jul 2, 2016

499 Amino Acids.

Explanation:

1500 nucleotides translates to 500 codons with 3 nucleotides per codon. This would include the stop codon which would not translate to an amino acid. This means there would be a maximum of 499 amino acids in the chain.

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