The observation that, when several nucleotide triplets encode the same amino acid, one tends to be used in genes more frequently is called
a. mutational bias.
b. genetic drift.
c. codon bias.
d. synonymous substitution.
e. gene conversion bias.
Ans: c
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A. ~65 B. ~15 C. ~25 D. ~50 E. ~8.5
Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)
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