Chemistry in Context
Chemistry in Context
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ISBN: 9780073522975
Author: American Chemical Society
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12.4, Problem 12.12YT
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The advantages of a genetic code in which several codons represent the same amino acid have to be suggested.

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Genetic codons:

DNA is a nucleic acid. The nucleic acid is a polymer of the nucleotides which are monomeric units. The sequence of bases of the nucleotides codes an amino acid. Such a sequence of bases is known as a DNA codon. Once the amino acids are coded, a protein that is formed from the amino acids can be found. So, the DNA that is ultimately coding a protein is known as Gene or genetic codons.

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