Question

If there are five different types of bases in mRNA instead of four, what would be the minimum codon length needed to specify for four, twenty, and thirty different codons, or amino acids? Four codons: Number basels) Twenty codons: Number basefs) Thirty codons: Number basels) @Previous O Check Answer @Next嘓Exit Hint

Answer 1

Number of bases = 5
Minimum codon length required to specify four amino acids = 5¹ = 5 different combinations
1 base = 1 codon

Minimum codon length required to specify 20 amino acids = 5² = 25 different combinations
2 bases = 1 codon

Minimum codon length required to specify four amino acids = 5³ = 125 different combinations
3 bases = 1 codon

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