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jackdamack10
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I'm having problems with three terms that are used to describe the genetic code:
universality
redundancy
non-overlapping reading frame
1) Universality: For the most part, I understand. I know that the universality of the code allows for the limited exchange of genetic information among different types of organisms, and the activities of molecules such as viruses. However, I still don't get what "Universality" really is. Is it the fact that all life comes from one source?
2) Redundancy: all but two of the twenty amino acids (methionine and tryptophan) can be specified by more than one codon. Is this the only definiton of redundancy?
Thank you
universality
redundancy
non-overlapping reading frame
1) Universality: For the most part, I understand. I know that the universality of the code allows for the limited exchange of genetic information among different types of organisms, and the activities of molecules such as viruses. However, I still don't get what "Universality" really is. Is it the fact that all life comes from one source?
2) Redundancy: all but two of the twenty amino acids (methionine and tryptophan) can be specified by more than one codon. Is this the only definiton of redundancy?
Thank you