Place the following in order from smallest to largest: nucleotide,nucleus, cell, double-helix, DNA-histonecomplex, chromosome, g
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Answer:
5 bases
Explanation:
If there are 17 amino acids and only 2 bases that can be combined in order to make a codon then:
for 4 bases is 16 and it is not enough combination for all 17 amino acids
for 5 bases is 25 combinations (meaning that more than one codon could code for the same amino acid).