There are three stop codons (nonsense codons);all remaining codons specify addition of an amino acid (sense codons).How many sense codons are there?
A)20
B)45
C)61
D)72

Name: There are three stop codons (nonsense codons);all remaining codons specify addition of an amino acid (sense codons).How many sense codons are there? A)20 B)45 C)61 D)72
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There are 61 sense codons that specify the addition of an amino acid, out of a total of 64 codons (including the three stop codons).

There Are Three Stop Codons (Nonsense Codons);all Remaining Codons Specify