Which of the Following Statements About the Genetic Code Is

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the genetic code is true?

• A) the first position of a codon determines the amino acid
• B) an amino acid can be specified for by more than one codon
• C) nonsense codons contain no information
• D) because DNA only contains three letters there are very few possible genes that can exist

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