Based upon the triplet nature of a codon and the presence of four possible bases, how many possible amino acids might be coded for by mRNA?
A) 16
B) 64
C) 32
D) 128
E) 8

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Since a codon consists of three nucleotides and there are four possible bases (adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil in RNA), the number of possible combinations is 4^3 = 64.

Based Upon the Triplet Nature of a Codon and the Presence