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Features of genetic code are :
(i) It is always a triplet.
(ii) One codon codes for only one amino acid, therefore, it is unambiguous and specific.
(iii) It is degenerate. (iv) It is continuous i.e. without any punctuations.
(v) The genetic code is universal.
(vi) They are non-overlapping.
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