NEET 2002 · Class 12

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Exon part of mRNAs have code for

  1. (A)protein
  2. (B)lipid
  3. (C)carbohydrate
  4. (D)phospholipid

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A translational unit in mRNA is the sequence of RNA that is flanked by the start codon (AUG) and the stop codon and codes for a polypeptide.

Chapter
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Section
5.7 TRANSLATION
Page
20
Words matched
27 of 27

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75, emb=0.6623, combined=0.6974). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that a translational unit in mRNA 'codes for a polypeptide', which directly and conclusively answers that exons (which are part of mRNA) code for protein.

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