What would be the minimum required length of codon to encode $400$ amino acids, if there existed tl purines and pyrimidines each?

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Solution

The correct option is A $3$
In the genetic code, every codon is composed with three nucleotides or nitrogen bases, which includes purines and pyrimidines. So the minimum length of the each codon is three.
So, the correct option is '3'.

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