(a) 61
(b) 60
(c) 20
(d) 64
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In the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code for all the 20 essential amino acids?
In the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code for all the 20 essential amino acids?
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Reason : Out of 64 codons three (UAA, UAG, UGA) are chain terminating codons the translating mechanism is not able to read these codons and 61 codons are used to code all the 20 essential amino acids.