alleryStart learning →Nucleotide triplets that specify amino acids are called:
AThe plasmids
BThe codons
CThe introns
DThe exons
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The codons
1. The units of the genetic code have a specific name.
2. Each amino acid is defined by a three-nucleotide sequence.
3. These nucleotide triplets are called codons.
4. There are 64 codons in total.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 'Genes and Proteins', sections 15.1-15.5_
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