What is the total number of different possible combinations of bases in a codon?
A) 64
B) 3
C) 4
D) 20

Name: What is the total number of different possible combinations of bases in a codon? A) 64 B) 3 C) 4 D) 20
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A codon consists of three nucleotide bases and there are four different bases (adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine in DNA; uracil replaces thymine in RNA). Therefore, the total number of different possible combinations is 4^3 = 64.

What Is the Total Number of Different Possible Combinations of Bases