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A codon specifies one of which of the following?Amino acidsProteinsNucleotidesDNA

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A codon specifies one of which of the following?

  • Amino acids
  • Proteins
  • Nucleotides
  • DNA
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Final Answer

A codon specifies one of the following: Amino acids.

Explanation

In the genetic code, a codon is a sequence of three nucleotides in mRNA that corresponds to a specific amino acid or a stop signal during protein synthesis. There are 64 possible codons (including stop codons) in the genetic code, and each codon specifies which amino acid will be added next during translation in the ribosome. This process ultimately results in the synthesis of proteins, which are made up of long chains of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. However, a codon itself does not specify proteins directly; it specifically corresponds to the amino acids that build the proteins. Thus, the correct answer is "Amino acids."

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