Imagine a Scenario in Which Codons Consisted of Two Bases

question 147

Essay

Imagine a scenario in which codons consisted of two bases instead of three, but in which there were still 20 amino acids that could be incorporated into proteins during translation. How many codons would be possible with a two-base codon system? Would be possible to code for 20 amino acids with only 16 different codons?

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