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61 codons specify the amino acids used in proteins and 3 codons (stop codons) signal termination of growth of the polypeptide chain...so 64 total

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Vincent Hilpert

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How many codons are possible in the genetic code?

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How many different codons are possible with the four different nucleotides?

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