Codons that call for the same amino acid tend to differ at the third nucleotide position because: the pairing between the third base of the tRNA anticodon and the third nucleotide of the codon is flexible. the statistical probability of potential nucleotide agreements restricts which nucleotide can occupy the third position. nonstandard base pairing between the first nucleotide of the codon and the second base of the anticodon commonly occurs. there are greater number of tRNAs available than the number of amino acids existing in the cell.
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