Genetics: A Conceptual Approach
Genetics: A Conceptual Approach
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781319127121
Author: Pierce
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 15.2, Problem 4TPSQ
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To determine:

The reason behind the use of the most efficient code that is triplet code which contains three nucleotides per codon by the cells.

Introduction:

A genetic code illustrates how the sequence of nucleotide specifies the amino acid sequence of a protein. A codon represents the basic unit of genetic code. The genetic code consists of a triplet code, in which three nucleotides encode a single amino acid in a protein. The genetic code has sixty-one codons that specify the twenty amino acids. The degeneracy of the genetic code results in creating redundancy in codon.

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