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I'm not sure that scientists have answered this question yet. Some amino acids that are used more commonly than others have synonymous codons or use sequences that are less prone to mutation.

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How many nucleotides are required to encode one amino acid?

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How many nucleotides are required to code for one amino acid?

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How many nucleotides are necessary to code for a polypeptide that is 200 amino acids long?

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What is the term for a sequence of three nucleotides that code for an amino acid in DNA?

The term for a sequence of three nucleotides that code for an amino acid in DNA is called a codon.


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Do DNA have codons?

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What does a group of three nucleotides code for?

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