8 Characteristics of the Genetic Code
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Each word consists of 3 ribonucleic letters
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The code contains one start and three stop codons
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The code is degenerate (An amino acid can be specified by more than one codon)
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The code is said to be commaless (once reading starts there are no breaks)
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The codon is unambiguous (only specifies for a single amino acid)
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The genetic code is written in linear form
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The code is nearly universal
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The code is nonoverlapping
