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The triplet of bases in DNA that code for certain amino acids together are called

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Codon

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Anticodon

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Nitrogen bases

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Nucleotide.

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Solution

The correct option is A Codon
$3 N_{2}$ bases that code for amino acid in DNA are codons.

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