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If the coding region of a bacterial protein-encoding gene has 1002 base pairs of dna, how many amino acids does it encode?

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334 amino acids in the coding region of a bacterial protein-encoding gene has 1002 base pairs of DNA. Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.

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