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 four letters there are very few number of possible genes that can exist.

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