The genetic code

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What are the three feature of the genetic code?
Degenerate, Non-overlapping, Universal
What does degenerate mean?
Each amino acid is coded by more than one triplet of bases
What does Universal mean?
The same triplet of bases codes for the same amino acid in all organisms
What does Non-overlapping mean?
Each base in a gene is only a part of one triplet of bases that codes for one amino acid
What are introns?
Non coding sections of DNA
What are exons?
Coding sequences of DNA that are transcribed into mRNA and translated into proteins
What is a start codon ?
The start of every gene that codes for an amino acid
What is a stop codon?
The end of every gene that are 3 bases that Do not code for an amino acid
What is a genome?
An organisms complete set of DNA in one cell
What is a proteome?
Full range of proteins in one cell