A specific internal sequence of amino acids that ensures that the protein containing it will not survive long within the cell is called a _______.
A)degradicon
B)degron
C)proteolicron
D)denocon
E)codon

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The specific internal sequence of amino acids that ensures that the protein containing it will not survive long within the cell is called a degron. A degron is a signal or a tag sequence in a protein that marks it for degradation. It operates as a recognition signal for the cell's protein degradation machinery, which leads to the elimination of the protein from the cell. The other options, degradicon, proteolicron, denocon, and codon are not terms used to describe a specific internal sequence of amino acids that ensures protein degradation.

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