If the amino acid coding region of an mRNA molecule is 1800 nucleotides (bases) in length, this molecule will contain ________ codons.
A) 400
B) 600
C) 800
D) 900
E) 1200

Name: If the amino acid coding region of an mRNA molecule is 1800 nucleotides (bases) in length, this molecule will contain ________ codons. A) 400 B) 600 C) 800 D) 900 E) 1200
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Each codon consists of three nucleotides, so to find the number of codons in a 1800 nucleotide sequence, you divide 1800 by 3, which equals 600.

If the Amino Acid Coding Region of an MRNA Molecule