Experiments have demonstrated that the "words" of the genetic code (the units that specify amino acids) are   Question 43 options:   three-nucleotide sequences (= triplets)   two-nucleotide sequences (= duplets)   single nucleotides   nucleotide sequences of various lengths   3-carbon sugar molecules

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Experiments have demonstrated that the "words" of the genetic code (the units that specify amino acids) are

 

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three-nucleotide sequences (= triplets)

 

two-nucleotide sequences (= duplets)

 

single nucleotides

 

nucleotide sequences of various lengths

 

3-carbon sugar molecules

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