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A polypeptide of five amino acids is synthesized during protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells. Which one of the following can be the correct polypeptide?
BiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceNEET
Options:
  • A Glycine - valine - methionine - histidine - lysine
  • B Methionine - glycine - histidine - lysine - valine
  • C Valine - methionine - glycine - histidine - lysine
  • D Histidine - lysine - methionine - valine - glycine
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Methionine - glycine - histidine - lysine - valine
Methionine is the starting amino acid that will be present in all the peptides that are synthesized during translation. The start codon for the translation process is AUG/GUG which codes for the amino acid methionine.

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