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The idea that a combination of three bases should code for each amino acid was proposed by

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Francis Crick
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James Watson
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George Gamow
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Alec Jeffreys
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The correct option is C George Gamow
In his attempt to work out a combination of the 4 nucleotide bases to code for the 20 known amino acids, George Gamow figured out that a group of three bases could be used in different combinations to code for the amino acids. He called each of them a triplet code.

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