Genetic code basics
- Created by: Stewie Griffin
- Created on: 07-01-14 13:14
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- The genetic code
- The sequence of nucleotide bases on a gene provides a code, with instructions for the construction of a polypeptide or protein
- It is a triplet code
- It is a degenrate code meaning that all amino acids except methionine have more than 1 code
- Some codes don't correspend to an animo acids and indicate for the chain to stop
- It is widespread but not universal
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