Which of the following is incorrect with respect to translation and the genetic code?

A. In bacteria, there is a direct correlation between the order of amino acids and the order of nucleotides in the gene encoding for a protein.
B. The insertion of one or two nucleotides into the coding sequence will cause a shift in the reading frame.
C. A codon is three nucleotides in length.
D. AUG is the start codon and encodes for a methionine (or derivative of methionine) at the carboxyl end of the protein.


D

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