Which of the following is true about the genetic code used in translation?
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Correct answer: It is non-overlapping and universal, each codon specifying one amino acid
The genetic code is nearly universal, non-overlapping, and unambiguous: each three-nucleotide mRNA codon specifies a single amino acid (or a stop signal). It is not overlapping, not ambiguous, and reads mRNA codons rather than DNA directly.
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