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Count the genetic code

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Answer
    3
    Question
    How many nucleotides make one codon?
  2. Answer
    64
    Question
    How many codons are there in total?
  3. Answer
    3
    Question
    How many codons stop protein synthesis?
Instructions
Type the number for each question.

Explanation

_Source: OpenStax Biology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 'Genes and Proteins', sections 15.1-15.5_
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