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Q: In RNA a string of 3 bases codes for each amino acid. What is the string of bases called?
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What is the sequence of bases in DNA that codes for a single amino acid?

A sequence of three nitrogen bases, called a codon, codes for a single amino acid.


What is produced by 3 bases per amino acid?

Three nucleotides on an mRNA which codes for a specific amino acid is called a codon.


In the genetic code a group of three nitrogen bases codes for a?

amino acid


How nitrogenous bases code for amino acids?

Yes, amino acids contain nitrogen in their amine group.


In the genetic code a group of three nitrogen bases codes for the attachment of a specific?

Three consecutive nitrogenous bases are called a codon and codons code for amino acids


What does the order of the bases in DNA ultimately?

Order of bases in a gene codes for the amino acid assembly into a protein.


In relation to protein what is called for when DNA bases are combined in different triplets?

When DNA bases are combined into different 3-base codes, called triplets or codons, different amino acids are called for to create the protein chain.


How many bases are needed to make 3 amino acids?

One codon is 3 bases long - this codes for one amino acid. Therefore you would need 9 bases (3 codons) to make 3 amino acids.


The codes for amino acids are called?

codons


If one base coded for one amino acid what is the maximum number of codes there will be?

There are 21 amino acids found in eukaryotes. Three bases represent a codon, and each codon codes for one amino acid.


What is the three nucleotide sequence found on the messenger RNA that codes for an amino acid called?

It is a codon.The word was coined in 1962 by Sydney Brenner for a group of three nucleotides (or their bases) in DNA that code for one amino acid. Since then the word has also been extended to apply to messenger RNA.


One pair of three nitrogen bases codes for one?

1 amino acid