Biology 8.2 the triplet code

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AS - Level AS Biology (unit 2 - 08. DNA and meiosis) Karteikarten am Biology 8.2 the triplet code, erstellt von Charlotte Hewson am 24/03/2015.
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what is a gene? a section of DNA made of a specific sequence of bases that determines a polypeptide.
what is a polypeptide? a sequence of amino acids
how many bases code for one amino acid? 3
how many amino acids regularly occur in proteins? 20
why did scientists decide three bases code for each amino acid? three bases produce 64 different codes, where as if they were in pairs, then only 16 different codes are possible and 20 is the normal.
what are the sections called that dont code for amino acids? introns
what is the section called that does code for an amino acid? intron
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