Genetic Code Flashcards by Jaime Tovey

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What is the genetic code?

The sequence of bases in DNA that determines the order of amino acids in a protein.

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What are the features of the genetic code?

-Triplet
-Non-overlapping
-degenerate
-Universal

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What does triplet mean?

It is read in 3 bases (a codon). Each codon codes for an amino acid.

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What does non-overlapping mean?

The genetic code is read in discrete groups of 3 that do not overlap

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What does degenerate mean?

More than 1 triplet can code for the same amino acid

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What does universal mean?

It is found in all genetic organisms

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Genetic Code Flashcards

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