Imagine that NASA discovered a prokaryote-like organism. Initial experiments indicated they use the same DNA → RNA → protein sys

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Imagine that NASA discovered a prokaryote-like organism. Initial experiments indicated they use the same DNA → RNA → protein sys

tem as life on Earth, except that
there are only 2 bases (A and T) in the Martian DNA, and
there are only 17 amino acids found in Martian proteins.
Based on this information, what is the minimum size of a codon for these hypothetical organisms?

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creativ13 [48] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-09T08:36:33+03:00

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Imagine that NASA discovered a prokaryote-like organism. Initial experiments indicated they use the same DNA → RNA → protein system as life on Earth, except that

there are only 2 bases (A and T) in the Martian DNA, and

there are only 17 amino acids found in Martian proteins.

Based on this information, what is the minimum size of a codon for these hypothetical organisms?

Explanation: