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Ch. 9 - The Molecular Biology of Translation
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Capitolo 9, Problema 26

The human β-globin polypeptide contains 146 amino acids. How many mRNA nucleotides are required to encode this polypeptide?

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span>Step 1: Understand the relationship between amino acids and mRNA nucleotides. Each amino acid is encoded by a codon, which is a sequence of three mRNA nucleotides.
span>Step 2: Calculate the total number of codons needed for the β-globin polypeptide. Since the polypeptide contains 146 amino acids, you will need 146 codons.
span>Step 3: Determine the total number of mRNA nucleotides required. Multiply the number of codons (146) by the number of nucleotides per codon (3).
span>Step 4: Consider any additional nucleotides that might be required for the mRNA, such as start and stop codons, but for the purpose of this calculation, focus on the coding sequence.
span>Step 5: Conclude with the total number of mRNA nucleotides needed to encode the 146 amino acids of the β-globin polypeptide.

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