If a single strand of mature messenger RNA contains 12 coding nucleotides, the protein that it will manufacture will have ___________ amino acids.

Name: If a single strand of mature messenger RNA contains 12 coding nucleotides, the protein that it will manufacture will have ___________ amino acids.
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The genetic code is read in triplets, with each set of three nucleotides (codon) coding for one amino acid. Therefore, 12 nucleotides will code for 4 amino acids.

If a Single Strand of Mature Messenger RNA Contains 12