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Stella [2.4K]
3 years ago
8

Discuss the meaning and significance of the fact that the genetic code is degenerate.

Biology
1 answer:
kakasveta [241]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

When a single amino acid is encoded by more than one codon.

Explanation:

Degeneracy is when a single amino acid is encoded by more than one codon. This pehonomenon was first described by Lagerkvist where there are more codons than amino acids that could be encoded.

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