A codon is made up of

A. a two-nucleotide sequence.

B. a three-nucleotide sequence.

C. a four-nucleotide sequence.

D. a five-nucleotide sequence.

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Jester

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2 July, 22:01

A codon is made up of

A. a two-nucleotide sequence.

B. a three-nucleotide sequence.

C. a four-nucleotide sequence.

D. a five-nucleotide sequence.

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Owens · Answer 1

A three nucleotide sequence. On mRNA, once it enters the ribosomes codons, ie AGU (adenine, guanine and uracil) is a codon, and is then paired with an anticodon of complementary bases which create a link of amino acids to create a protein.

A codon is made up ofA. a two-nucleotide sequence.B. a three-nucleotide sequence.C. a four-nucleotide sequence.D. a five-nucleotide sequence.

A codon is made up of

A. a two-nucleotide sequence.

B. a three-nucleotide sequence.

C. a four-nucleotide sequence.

D. a five-nucleotide sequence.