Genetic code features

• It's a triplet code (codon)


  A combination of 3 bases code for one amino acid.
• The code is universal

  Each codon codes for the same amino acid in different living organisms.
• Degenerate

  Different codons can code for the same amino acid (e.g AUG = methyline; ATG = methyline)
• Non-overlapping


  Each nucleotide is always part of only one codon - it doesn't overlap with other codons.