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List any six features of genetic code.

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Codon is triplet : A sequence of 3 nucleotides on m-RNA that codes for a specific amino acid.
Codon is universal : A particular codon on m-RNA codes for the same amino acid in all organisms.
Ex : UUU codes for phenylalamine,
Codons are non - overlapping : The arrangement of codons on m-RNA is sequentially one after the other without overlapping.
Codon is degencrative : Same amino acid is coded by more than one codon.
Codon is commaless : The codons are read on m-RNA in a continuous fashion without any punctuation mark.
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