A key part of DNA's function is to encode information. In considering how information-rich a particular molecule might be, a question is how many different sequences are possible in a particular length of the molecule. In the case of DNA the four

different nucleotides can be arranged in any order. How many different sequences are possible for a DNA strand three nucleotides long?

A) 32 B) 3 C) 4 D) 64 E) 16


Answer: D

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