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Characteristics of the Genetic Code Flashcards

1
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A specific codon always codes for the same amino acid

A. Degenerate
B. Unambiguous
C. Nonoverlapping
D. Universal

A

B. Unambiguous

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It has been conserved from very early stages of evolution with only slight differences in the manner in which the code translated

A. Degenerate
B. Unambiguous
C. Nonoverlapping
D. Universal

A

D. Universal

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The codons are read in a continuing sequence of nucleotide triplets until a translation stop codon is reached

A. Degenerate
B. Unambiguous
C. Nonoverlapping
D. Universal

A

C. Nonoverlapping

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Multiple codons may code for the same amino acid

A. Degenerate
B. Unambiguous
C. Nonoverlapping
D. Universal

A

A. Degenerate

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