The unit of DNA that specifies a certain amino acid is called a ________, the same unit of mRNA is called a(n) ________ which, during protein synthesis, is matched by the ________ of tRNA

A) triplet; anticodon; codon B) gene; triplet; amino acid
C) nucleotide; triplet; gene D) triplet; codon; anticodon


Answer: D

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