universal genetic code- triplet code

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gene

sequence of nucleotides that forms part of a DNA molecule, that codes for a polypeptide

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sequence of 3 bases

codes for one amino acid

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codons

triplets of bases

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start and stop signals

tell the cell where individual genes start and stop…ensures the cell reads DNA correctly and produces the correct amino acid sequences