The Genetic Code
26. Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis / The Genetic Code / Problem 1
A certain protein involved in muscle contraction, myosin, is composed of 196 amino acids. Assuming each amino acid is coded by a unique codon and there are no introns in the gene coding for myosin, how many heterocyclic bases must be present in the informational DNA strand to code for this protein?
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