GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
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Question
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If a codon consists of 3 bases and there are 5 different kinds of bases in a nucleic acid altogether. How many codon will be there?
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61
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125
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27
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64
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A codon consists of 3 bases and there are 4 different kinds of bases in a nucleic acid altogether. There will be atotal of 43 = 64 codons. Q. A codon consists of 3 bases and there are 4 different kinds of bases in a nucleic acid altogether.
Detailed explanation-2: -Three is the minimum number of nucleotides per codon needed to encode 20 amino acids.
Detailed explanation-3: -A codon consists of 3 bases and there are 4 different kinds of bases in a nucleic acid altogether.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: tRNA read RNA nucleotides in a triplet. One codon corresponds to three nucleotides. One codon translates to one amino acid.
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