The genetic code is
A)the correspondence between a sequence of three DNA nucleotides and a specific amino acid.
B)the correspondence between a DNA nucleotide and an RNA nucleotide.
C)the correspondence between a gene and a genome.
D)the correspondence between a specific amino acid and a specific gene.

Question

The genetic code is
A)the correspondence between a sequence of three DNA nucleotides and a specific amino acid.
B)the correspondence between a DNA nucleotide and an RNA nucleotide.
C)the correspondence between a gene and a genome.
D)the correspondence between a specific amino acid and a specific gene.

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The genetic code refers to the specific correspondence between a sequence of three DNA nucleotides (called a codon) and a particular amino acid, which is the building block of proteins.

The Genetic Code Is