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GENETICS QUESTION!If there were 6 bases?
If there were 6 bases in DNA instead of 4, and 30 amino acids instead of 20, how long would a codon need to be in order to specify an amino acid if the code were to remain unambiguous? Explain your answer....
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- JazSincLv 72 years agoFavorite Answer
Two bases wide.
Two bases would give you 6 * 6 = 36 possbilities. That's enough for your 30 amino acid possibilities, and you still have enough left over for some noncoding STOP codons, some noncoding control sequences, etc.
