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allochka39001 [22]
3 years ago
15

What is a codon and where is it found

Biology
1 answer:
fgiga [73]3 years ago
5 0

A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides in DNA or RNA that codes for either a particular amino acid or tells the cellular machinery to start or stop using the code. It isn't located anywhere specific.

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