Genetic Code Features

Question 1

Each codon specifies only 1 amino acid

Answer 1

UNAMBIGUOUS

Question 2

Most amino acids are coded by multiple codons

Answer 2

DEGENERATE/REDUNDANT

EXCEPTIONS: methionine (AUG) and tryptophan (UGG)

Question 3

Read from a fixed starting point as continuous sequence of bases

Answer 3

COMMALESS, NONOVERLAPPING

EXCEPTIONS: some viruses

Question 4

Genetic code is conserved throughout evolution

Answer 4

UNIVERSAL

EXCEPTION IN HUMANS: MITOCHONDRIA