A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
Since there are only two nucleotides, a code of single nucleotides would only represent two amino acids, such that A, and T could be translated to encode amino acids. A doublet code could code for 4 amino acids\[(2\times 2)\], a triplet code could code for 8 amino acids \[(2\times 2\times 2)\] whereas a quadruplet code could code for 16 amino acids \[(2\times 2\times 2\times 2)\]. A quintuplet code could make a genetic code for 32 different combinations \[(2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2)\] and provide plenty of information in the DNA molecule to specify the placement of all 20 amino acids.You need to login to perform this action.
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