What is a genetic code?
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Which is the correct statement about genetic code?
a.) The gentic cobe is ambigous
b.) The genetic code is redundant
c.) The Genetci code has 4 nonstop condons
d.) The gentic code has 64 condons that code for amino acids
The genetic code in our world is a triplet code using combinations of four letters (A,U,G,C). All code words (codons) are the same size, three bases long. Proteins in our world are build using combinations of 20 different subunits (amino acids). In class, we argied tjat imder the conditions in our world (only four differebt letters in mRNA to code for 20 different amino acids in proteins) a triplet code is the smallest possible code that could be sued. A) list the other properties of our genetic code. C) what do we mean by the term degenerate code? Cam a doutblet code also be a degenerate code? (If yes, under what circumstances? If no, why not?) D) Does degeneracy in its genetic code represent 1) an advantage; 2) a disadvantage or 3) both and advantage and a disadvantage or 4) neither an advantage nor a disadvantage to an organism?
6. a) Calculate whether a genetic code that was based on adoublet codon (two bases per codon) with five genetic bases couldcode for the amino acids found in life on Earth today.
b) As in part (a) but using a genetic code with three bases anda triplet codon.
