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)8
C)64
D)32
E)128

Name: 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)8 C)64 D)32 E)128
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Each codon consists of three nucleotides, and with four possible bases (adenine, uracil, cytosine, guanine), there are 4^3 = 64 possible combinations or codons.

Based Upon the Triplet Nature of a Codon and the Presence