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The nature of the code
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the necessity for a 3 base code
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proof of the 3 base code
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Crick’s frame shift mutants
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Nirenberg and Matthaei’s defined mRNAs
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Nirenberg and Leder’s synthesis mRNAs
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Degeneracy: code that has multiple forms (codes); multiple codes that code for
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Unformatted text preview: the same amino acids. • Non-overlapping • Punctuation • Unversiality of code: every cell uses the same system • Crick’s Wobble Hypothesis o codons that code for the same amino acid almost always vary in their third base...
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