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The total number of possible codons in the genetic code is

A16
B64
C20
D256
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 64
A codon is a triplet of RNA bases each base has 4 possibilities, so the total is 4³ = 64 codons. These 64 codons map to 20 amino acids (degenerate code) plus three stop signals.
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