Molecule G codes for a protein containing 100 amino acids that form a single polypeptide chain - VCE - SSCE Biology - Question 4 - 2023 - Paper 1

Each amino acid is coded by a sequence of three nucleotides known as a codon. To find the total number of codons required for 100 amino acids, we can use the following calculation:

$$ext{Number of codons} = ext{Number of amino acids} \times 3 = 100 \times 3 = 300.$$

Thus, the total number of codons required to code for the 100 amino acids in the polypeptide chain is 300.