Characteristic of Genetic Code
The genetic code is the set of rules by which a linear sequence of nucleotides specifies the linear sequence of a polypeptide. That is, they specify how the nucleotide sequence of an mRNA is translated into the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide. Thus, the relationship between the nucleotide sequence of the mRNA and the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide is the genetic code. The nucleotide sequence is read as triplets called codons. PRINCIPLES OF THE GENETIC CODE The …Read more