Answer to Question #161588 in Molecular Biology for Virat

Question

4) Insulin protein - 51 amino acids. Find the number of nucleotides contained in the gene in which the insulin protein is programmed?

Answer 1

In genetic system of our organism, we have specifical coding, three nucleotides- forming 1 codon, which corresponds to the one aminoacid.

So, 51*3= 153 nucleotides in the gene