Universal Features of Life

Question 1

Nature’s most abundant organic substance

Answer 1

Carbohydrates

Question 2

Characteristics of the Genetic Code

Answer 2

1. Triplet Code
2. Start/Stop Signal
3. Universal Code
4. Non-ambiguous Codons
5. Commaless
6. Polarity
7. Non-overlapping Code
8. Degeneracy of Code
9. Collinearity
10. Cistron-Polypeptide Parity

Question 3

Exceptions to the Genetic Code

Answer 3

1. Start/Stop Signal
2. Universal Code
3. Non-overlapping Code (фx174 )