Language Is a System of Symbols with Standard Meanings

question 24

True/False

Language is a system of symbols with standard meanings.

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Definitions:

Genetic Code

The set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material (DNA or mRNA sequences) is translated into proteins by living cells.

Triplet Codes

Sequences of three nucleotides on DNA or RNA that code for specific amino acids, fundamental to the genetic code and protein synthesis.

Codon Sequences

Specific sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that specify particular amino acids during the translation process of protein synthesis.

Codons

Sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that specify the addition of a particular amino acid into a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis or signal the termination of protein synthesis.