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A sequence of how many nucleotides in messenger RNA makes a codon for an amino acid?

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The correct option is C Three
Proteins are the sequence of amino acid that are the building blocks of the body. There areproduced by the triplet codons means a combination of three nucleotides makes a code for amino acid. This codon is unique and universal and is called the genetic code.
For example, UAU is a triplet code that codes for tyrosine.

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