Codons Representing the Same Amino Acid or Chemically Similar Amino

question 42

Multiple Choice

Codons representing the same amino acid or chemically similar amino acids tend to be similar in sequence, often differing only in the third base. This feature is called:

• A) home-base degeneracy.
• B) first-base similarity.
• C) second-base type similarity.
• D) third-base degeneracy.
• E) all are true.

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