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Algorithmic Thinking in Bioinformatics · Quiz 1 · 13 Jul 2025 · May 2025 term

Question 6: Suppose a gene g (of length k) does not have any exons. H…

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You fly to an alien world and are surprised to find life that follows the same central dogma principle. The difference is that the alien life has 5 different nucleotides. Answer the given subquestions with respect to the same.

Suppose a gene g (of length k) does not have any exons. How many different types of protein can be produced from g?

  1. A

    0

  2. B

    1

  3. C

    5*^(k)*

  4. D

    4*^(k)*

  5. E

    None of these

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    0

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Question 6 of 15 in the IIT Madras BS Algorithmic Thinking in Bioinformatics (Algorithmic Thinking in Bioinformatics) Quiz 1 paper sat on 13 Jul 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 13 July 2025). It carries 1 mark.

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