Each of the following statements about protein synthesis is false. Correct each to make a true statement.

a. In a gene, each nucleotide specifies one amino acid in a protein sequence.

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Each of the following statements about protein synthesis is false. Correct each to make a true statement.

a. In a gene, each nucleotide specifies one amino acid in a protein sequence.

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together. Which statement is true regarding protein synthesis. Is it answer choice. A A coon is a group of four nucleotides that encode one amino acid. Answer choice B in a gene. Each nucleotide specifies one amino acid in a protein sequence. Answer choice C each group of three nucleotides encodes one amino acid or answer choice D none of the above. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices contains a statement about protein synthesis. That is true. So in order to solve this question, we have to recall what we have learned about protein synthesis to determine if the answer choice contains a false statement or a true statement. Starting off with answer choice A which says a codon is a group of four nucleotides that encode one amino acid. Well, we can recall that a codon is a group of three nucleotides and not four nucleotides. So answered choice A is a false statement. So it cannot be the correct answer. Answer. Choice B says that in a gene, each nucleotide specifies one amino acid in a protein sequence And we know that a nucleotide triplet encodes an amino acid, which we can see is also from answer choice A where a codon, which is a group of three nucleotides encodes one amino acid. So answer choice B is also a false statement since each coon specifies one amino acid in a protein sequence and not each nucleotide. So answer choice B cannot be the correct answer. And lastly answer choice C which says each group of three nucleotides in codes one amino acid, which we know that each group of three nucleotides also known as a coon in codes amino acid. So answer choice C is a true statement regarding protein synthesis making answer choice C the correct answer since answer choices A and B both contain false statements about protein synthesis. Since a codon is a group of three nucleotides and A codon specifies one amino acid in a protein sequence. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.

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a. In a gene, each nucleotide specifies one amino acid in a protein sequence.

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a. In a gene, each nucleotide specifies one amino acid in a protein sequence.