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Chapter 12.4, Problem 3EQ
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To determine: The result which Nirenberg and Leder would have found out for the triplets AUG, UAA, UAG and UGA.
Introduction: In the Nirenberg and Leder experiment, the triples were found to have the special characteristics of causing the tRNA molecule to bind to a ribosome. The two scientists, Nirenberg and Leder discovered the concept of triplets in the mRNA molecules. The triplet is the RNA molecules containing the set of three
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