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Four triplet codons code for the amino acid valine. Three of them are given below. GUU GUC GUA Write the fourth codon.

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Four triplet codons code for the amino acid valine. Three of them are given below.

GUU GUC GUA

Write the fourth codon.

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Solution

GUG

Explanation:

The amino acid valine has four codons: GUU, GUC, GUA, and GUG. GUG is sometimes used as a start codon instead of AUG, which codes for methionine.

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