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How many different hybridization probes must you make to ensure that at least one corresponds to a set of four codons encoding the amino acid sequence val-leu-trp-lys?
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First, we need to know the codons for each amino acid: - Valine (Val) has 4 codons: GUU, GUC, GUA, GUG - Leucine (Leu) has 6 codons: UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC, CUA, CUG - Tryptophan (Trp) has 1 codon: UGG - Lysine (Lys) has 2 codons: AAA, AAG Show more…
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