Only sixty one of the sixty four codons specify an amino acid. What is the function of the other three codons?

What will be an ideal response?


stop codons

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A) Polarity B) Compound C) Denaturation D) Monosaccharides E) Hydrogen bonds F) Element G) Triglycerides H) Amino acids I) Tertiary structure J) Active site

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A) heroin. B) morphine. C) amobarbital. D) methadone. E) amphetamine.

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Which of the following represents the primary factor that determines crop success?

a. soil quality b. crop rotation c. pesticide application d. marketing budget

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Figure 15.7 The accompanying figure illustrates ____.

A. the production of recombinant DNA B. probing for transferred genes C. DNA fingerprinting D. DNA sequencing E. producing radioactive probes

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