Genetic Code

Question 1

A sequence of 3 DNA bases

Answer 1

triplet codon

Question 2

What do triplet codons code for?

Answer 2

A specific amino acid

Question 3

What does it mean by the genetic code is universal?

Answer 3

Almost every organism uses the same code

Question 4

What do start and stop codons do

Answer 4

ensures the cell reads the DNA correctly (the code is non-overlapping) and can produce the correct sequences of amino acids (and therefore the correct protein molecules) that it requires to function properly

Question 5

What is it meant by the code being degenerate?

Answer 5

Multiple codons code for the same amino acid.