Chapter 14.3, Problem 1R

Summary Introduction

To review:

The reason of having nucleotide triplets in the genetic code like AUG, and not singlets or doublets.

Introduction:

The genetic code is a guide that defines how the information in the form of nucleotides on the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is converted to amino acids. The nucleotides that form the backbone of DNA along with sugar and phosphate moieties are adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). On the ribonucleic acid (RNA) strand, there is uracil (U) instead of thymine. Three nucleotides form one codon, which translates into an amino acid.