The estimated size of fusion protein of an antibiotic (540bp)  and an anti-inflammatory agent (630 bp). There are an additional 222 bp between the sequences.  Assuming the average weight of an amino acid is 114 Da, what is the estimated size of the fusion protein?    53 kDa 44 kDa 59 kDa 159 kDa

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The estimated size of fusion protein of an antibiotic (540bp)  and an anti-inflammatory agent (630 bp). There are an additional 222 bp between the sequences.  Assuming the average weight of an amino acid is 114 Da, what is the estimated size of the fusion protein? 
 
53 kDa
44 kDa
59 kDa
159 kDa
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