Genetic Code Quiz

To determine the number of chromosomes in a cell

To control the rate of transcription in prokaryotic cells

To regulate gene expression in eukaryotic cells

To specify the sequence of amino acids in a protein (correct)

Five

Three (correct)

Four

Two

It is degenerate, meaning that some amino acids are specified by more than one codon (correct)

It is non-overlapping, meaning that each nucleotide is part of only one codon

It is variable, meaning that the order of codons changes within the same gene

It is universal, meaning that the same codons specify the same amino acids in all organisms