Imagine that the genetic code were read in an overlapping fashion, using three nucleotides to specify each amino acid (i.e., the sequence above would be read: AUG-UGA-GUA and so on)

Which of the following polypeptides would be obtained by translating the sequence above?

Answer the questions below based on this RNA sequences: 5'-AUGAUGAUGAUG-3'

This RNA transcript was generated using a synthetic DNA template. The letters B, D, E, F, G, and H have been selected to represent different amino acids. Assume that each codon is a different amino acid.

A) B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B.
B) B-D-B-D-B-D-B-D-B-D.
C) B-D-E-B-D-E-B-D-E-B.
D) B-D-E-F-G-B-D-E-F-G.
E) B-D-E-F-B-B-D-E-F-B.


Answer: C

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