Only Sixty- One of the Sixty- Four Codons Specify an Amino

question 57

Multiple Choice

Only sixty- one of the sixty- four codons specify an amino acid. In what process do the other three codons function?

• A) termination of transcription
• B) initiation of replication
• C) termination of translation
• D) initiation of transcription
• E) initiation of translation

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Definitions:

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Industry Expands

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Allocative Efficiency

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