Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 3, Problem 22RQ
How many “letters” of an RNA molecule, in sequence, does it take to provide the code for a single amino acid?
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DNA Replication:
The genetic code
uses combinations of 3 RNA bases as letters, each triplet specifies only one amino acid
uses combinations of 3 RNA bases as letters, each triplet can specify more than one amino acid
uses combinations of 3 DNA bases as letters to specify the amino acids
uses combinations of 3 tRNA bases as letters to specify the amino acids
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