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Which of the following statements about the genetic code is FALSE? OmRNA is read 3 bases at a time and these units are called codons. Each amino acid is coded for by only one codon. There are 3 termination codons that do not code for amino acids. Each codon is specific for only one amino acid. There is one initiator codon and it codes for an amino acid.

          Which of the following statements about the genetic code is FALSE?
OmRNA is read 3 bases at a time and these units are called codons.
Each amino acid is coded for by only one codon.
There are 3 termination codons that do not code for amino acids.
Each codon is specific for only one amino acid.
There is one initiator codon and it codes for an amino acid.
        
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Which of the following statements about the genetic code is FALSE?
OmRNA is read 3 bases at a time and these units are called codons.
Each amino acid is coded for by only one codon.
There are 3 termination codons that do not code for amino acids.
Each codon is specific for only one amino acid.
There is one initiator codon and it codes for an amino acid.

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Which of the following statements about the genetic code is FALSE? mRNA is read 3 bases at a time and these units are called codons. Each amino acid is coded for by only one codon. There are 3 termination codons that do not code for amino acids. Each codon is specific for only one amino acid. There is one initiator codon and it codes for an amino acid.
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00:01 So while seeing the question let's further move to the answer.
00:03 So let's see here that option b, each amino acid is encoded by a single codon is false...
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