The structural portion of genes contains two distinct types of regions—exons and introns. Which consists of codons that are eventually translated into the amino acid sequence of a protein, and which consists of codons that are not expressed?

The structural portion of genes contains two distinct types of regions—exons and introns. Which consists of codons that are eventually translated into the amino acid sequence of a protein, and which consists of codons that are not expressed?

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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter9: Gene Expression And Gene Regulation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4QP: If the genetic code uses triplets, how many different amino acids can be coded by a repeating RNA...

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