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Nucleotides
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do 3 nucleotides code for? | A gene |
| What does a gene determine? | The specific sequence of amino acids in a polpeptide |
| Can an amino acid only be coded for by one codon? | No, multiple codons can code for an amino acid |
| Do stop codons code for amino acids? | No |
| What is a mutation? | Random, spontaneous genetic change potentially altering DNA sequence or protein structure |
| What does a start codon do? | Signals the start of protein synthesis by the ribosome |
| What does a stop codons do? | One of three codons, with no matching tRNA indicating the end of a protein translation |
| What is redundancy? | Multiple genetic code combinations that produce identical protein outcomes |
| What does degenerate mean? | Multiple different codons can specify the same amino acid, allowing genetic flexibility |
| What does non-ambiguous mean? | Each codon corresponds to only one specific amino acid |