Question

Which statement best explains why there are 64 possible codons in the genetic code and only 20 amino acids that make proteins of living orgsnism on earth

Answer 1

Genetic codon is a triplet code containing coded information for each amino acid with 3 nucleotides. Thus for 20 amino acids four cube or sixty four codons are possible. The genetic code is unambiguous. 
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