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Q: Why is the genetic code read three bases at a time?
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Is the genetic code equipped with punctuation marks?

The genetic code is read in a continuous fashion without spaces or punctuation.


What is the genetic code read in?

Three-base triplets called codons. Each codon will be translated into an amino acid during the process of translation.


What structure determines what type of protein will be produced?

If I read your question correctly the answer is DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid. The reason being that the arrangement of bases in the DNA code for the amino acids that make up the proteins. A section of DNA starting with a "start code" of bases can be read in sets of three. Each set of three bases (e.g. TGG or ATG or ACT) codes individually for an amino acid, much like a recipe. The DNA read from one end to the other is a list of bases that, when connected up, form a protein or proteins.


Why is the genetic code important?

The genetic code provides a template or recipe for growing a new organism.


What does it mean to say that the genetic code is triplet?

Prior to understanding the details of transcription and translation, geneticists predicted that DNA could encode amino acids only if a code of at least three nucleotides was used. The logic is that the nucleotide code must be able to specify the placement of 20 amino acids. Since there are only four nucleotides, a code of single nucleotides would only represent four amino acids, such that A, C, G and U could be translated to encode amino acids. A doublet code could code for 16 amino acids (4 x 4). A triplet code could make a genetic code for 64 different combinations (4 X 4 X 4) genetic code and provide plenty of information in the DNA molecule to specify the placement of all 20 amino acids. When experiments were performed to crack the genetic code it was found to be a code that was triplet. These three letter codes of nucleotides (AUG, AAA, etc.) are called codons. The genetic code only needed to be cracked once because it is universal (with some rare exceptions). That means all organisms use the same codons to specify the placement of each of the 20 amino acids in protein formation. A codon table can therefore be constructed and any coding region of nucleotides read to determine the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded. A look at the genetic code in the codon table below reveals that the code is redundant meaning many of the amino acids can be coded by four or six possible codons. The amino acid sequence of proteins from all types of organisms is usually determined by sequencing the gene that encodes the protein and then reading the genetic code from the DNA sequence.


Interpret the genetic code to determine the amino acid coded for by the condon ccu?

The link below includes a table of codons and their respective amino acids. You can use this to determine the amino acid coded by any three nucleic acid bases. Read down, then across, then find the one you want from that block of four. In the case of CCU, the amino acid is proline.


Why can the structure of DNA be called a code?

DNA is composed of nucleotides, which each contain a nitrogenous base. The order of these bases is what determines the end product (protein) created by the DNA. Three of these bases make up what is known as a codon. This corresponds to a particular amino acid, which is added to the protein being created when this codon is read. So the bases of DNA code for certain amino acids.


What three C code snippets WILL NOT read a date as three integers as follows int day month year?

Which of the following three C code snippets WILL NOT read a date as three integers as follows: int day, month, year;


When the DNA code is read?

Complex answer. Google the Sanger method and dideoxyribonucleic acid to get the fuller picture.


What is genetic material composed of?

Genetic material is composed of nucleic acids, specifically DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA (ribonucleic acid). These nucleic acids are made up of sequences of nucleotides, which are chemical building blocks consisting of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. The arrangement of these nucleotides within the genetic material carries the instructions necessary for the growth, development, and functioning of living organisms.


How many DNA bases are read at a time?

Four nitrogen bases namely- Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytocine


What type of RNA is the blueprint of the genetic code?

Messenger RNA (mRNA). mRNA transcribes the genetic code from DNA into a form that can be read and used to make proteins. mRNA carries genetic information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm of a cell.