Complete the analogy:
Words code for the construction of sentences as codons code for the building of ____________________.

a sequence of amino acids
a sequence of nucleotides
a sequence of nitrogen bases
All of the above are correct.

Question

Complete the analogy:
Words code for the construction of sentences as codons code for the building of ____________________.
 		
	a sequence of amino acids
	a sequence of nucleotides
	a sequence of nitrogen bases
	All of the above are correct.

aaronq · Answer

A codon is a unit of three nucleotides (A,T, G or C) that codes for a specific amino acid; there is some repetition though, as several different codons may code for the same amino acid.