alleryKey features of the **genetic code** include all of the following EXCEPT:
ATriplet, non-overlapping, comma-less
BDegenerate (one amino acid → multiple codons)
CLargely universal across organisms
DRead in 3'→5' direction
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Read in 3'→5' direction
Codons are read 5'→3' (the same direction as mRNA synthesis).
The other three statements are correct properties of the standard code.
(Mitochondrial codes are minor exceptions to universality.)
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