A codon is _______ nucleotides long, and there are _______ different possible codons in total.
A) 2; 16
B) 2; 64
C) 3; 16
D) 3; 64
E) 4; 64

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A codon is made up of three nucleotides, and there are four different nucleotides that can be used (A, T, C, G). Using these four options, there are 64 possible combinations of three nucleotides that can make up a codon. Therefore, the correct answer is option D: codons are three nucleotides long, and there are 64 different possible codons in total.

A Codon Is _______ Nucleotides Long, and There Are _______

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