Imagine That a Novel Life-Form Is Found Deep Within Earth's

question 21

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a novel life-form is found deep within Earth's crust. Evaluation of its DNA yields no surprises. However, it is found that a codon for this life-form is just two bases in length. How many different amino acids could this organism be composed of?

• A) 4
• B) 8
• C) 16
• D) 32
• E) 64

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