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Yolanda

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on: Jun 25, 2013
Which of the following variations on translation would be most disadvantageous for a cell?
A) translating polypeptides directly from DNA
B) using fewer kinds of tRNA
C) having only one stop codon
D) lengthening the half-life of mRNA
E) having a second codon (besides AUG) as a start codon


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Reply #1 on: Jun 29, 2013
Quote from: Yolanda on Jun 25, 2013
A) translating polypeptides directly from DNA


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Reply #2 on: Jul 5, 2013
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