The following mRNA transcript would result in which polypeptide sequence?

5?-ACU UUC ACU AUG UUU UUA UCC UCC ACU CCU UGA-3?

Use the following codons and the amino acids they encode.
AUG = Start or Met; UUU, UUC = Phe; UUA, UUG = Leu; UCU, UCC = Ser; CCU, CCC = Pro; ACU, ACC = Thr; UGA = Stop.

A. Thr-Phe-Thr
B. Phe-Leu-Ser-Ser-Thr-Pro
C. Met-Phe-Leu-Ser-Ser-Thr-Pro
D. Thr-Phe-Thr-Phe-Leu-Ser-Ser-Thr-Pro
E. Met-Phe-Leu-Ser-Ser


C. Met-Phe-Leu-Ser-Ser-Thr-Pro

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A. A.
B. B.
C. C.
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