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"Breaking the genetic code" has been referred to as one of the most significant scientific achievements in modern times. Describe (in outline or brief statement form) the procedures used to break the code.
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- use of polynucleotide phosphorylase for the production of synthetic mRNAs
- introduction of synthetic mRNAs into the cell-free protein-synthesizing system
- frameshift mutations in the rII region of T4 phage to show code is triplet and degenerate
- triplet binding assay to produce mRNA—tRNA-ribosome complex
- development of regular copolymers for use in the cell-free protein-synthesizing system
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