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Title: When scientists were attempting to determine the structure of the genetic code,
Post by: nite_n_day on Apr 15, 2014
When scientists were attempting to determine the structure of the genetic code, Crick and coworkers found that when three base additions or three base deletions occurred in a single gene, the wild-type phenotype was sometimes restored. These data supported the hypothesis that ________.
A) the code is triplet
B) the code contains internal punctuation
C) AUG is the initiating triplet
D) the code is overlapping
E) there are three amino acids per base

Our teacher assigned this from our Essentials of Genetics book


Title: Re: When scientists were attempting to determine the structure of the genetic code,
Post by: germ on Apr 16, 2014
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Title: Re: When scientists were attempting to determine the structure of the genetic code,
Post by: nite_n_day on Apr 16, 2014
Thank you, perfectly answered.


Title: Re: When scientists were attempting to determine the structure of the genetic code,
Post by: germ on Aug 27, 2014
You're welcome.

Bye for now.