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UUU would code for Phenylalanine (Phe) i...

UUU would code for Phenylalanine (Phe) in ........

A

Humans

B

Bacteria

C

Arthropods

D

All of these

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D
The genetic code is nearly universal. This means that a particular codon codes for the same amino acid in all the organisms except in mitochondrial codons, and in some protozoans.
Example: From bacteria to human From Bacteria to humans, UUU would code for Phenylalanine (Phe).
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