Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The degeneracy of genetic code and the wobble in codon-anticodon recognition.

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Genetic codes are used to interpret the information encoded within genetic material like DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA (ribonucleic acid) into proteins. During protein synthesis, these codes define the mapping of codons which are tri-nucleotide sequences and amino acids.

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