An mRNA codon is 3 bases long and can contain 4 different bases (A, U, C and G).
Therefore there are 64 (4 X 4 X 4) different combinations.
Many of these will code for the same amino acid. For example; UCA, UCU, UCC and UCG all code for the amino acid Serine.
3 bases are needed to specify an mRNA codon.
If there are 12 nucleotides, the number of mRNA codons can be calculated by dividing the total number of nucleotides by 3, since each codon consists of 3 nucleotides. Therefore, with 12 nucleotides, there would be 12 / 3 = 4 codons.
A DNA sequence consisting of 12 nucleotides will produce 4 mRNA codons. This is because each codon is made up of 3 nucleotides, so you can divide the total number of nucleotides (12) by the number of nucleotides per codon (3), resulting in 12 ÷ 3 = 4 codons.
Three nucleotides makes up each codon. The codons consist of combination of 4 differing nucleotides A,G,T, and C.
3 bases make up an anti-codon, 3 bases also make up a codon
Every codon is three nucleotide pairs, so you would have 25 codons.
The codon and the anticodon interact with each other via hydrogen bonding, hence both the codon and anticodon are made up of the same number of nucleotides, which is three.
3 bases are needed to specify an mRNA codon.
Since each amino acid is coded for by a specific triplet of nucleotides (codon), and there is a start codon and a stop codon, we need 15 nucleotides in the mRNA (3 nucleotides for each amino acid + 3 for start codon + 3 for stop codon).
If there are 12 nucleotides, the number of mRNA codons can be calculated by dividing the total number of nucleotides by 3, since each codon consists of 3 nucleotides. Therefore, with 12 nucleotides, there would be 12 / 3 = 4 codons.
A DNA sequence consisting of 12 nucleotides will produce 4 mRNA codons. This is because each codon is made up of 3 nucleotides, so you can divide the total number of nucleotides (12) by the number of nucleotides per codon (3), resulting in 12 ÷ 3 = 4 codons.
A three-nucleotide sequence makes up a codon.
3 nucleotides
There is only one codon that codes for methionine, which is AUG. This codon also serves as the start codon in mRNA.
One codon specifies a specific amino acid. However, more than one codon can code for the same amino acid. For example, the codon GUU codes for the specific amino acid valine; and the codons GUC, GUA, and GUG also code for valine.
Codons are read in triplets (3) so divide 144 by 3
Three nucleotides makes up each codon. The codons consist of combination of 4 differing nucleotides A,G,T, and C.