Regarding the triple DNA code, which of the following statements is true?

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1. Regarding the triple DNA code, which of the following statements is true?

• each DNA base encodes three amino acids

• there are three genes encoding a protein • each amino acid is encoded by three DNA

•bases each triplet encodes several amino acids

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