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Out of 64 codons, 61 codons code for 20 types of amino acid. This characteristic is known as
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Degeneracy of genetic code
Out of 64 codons, only 3 signify stop codons. There is more than one codon for most of the amino acids, the genetic code is non-over lapping. Three successive nucleotides or bases code for only one amino acid wobbling refers to the third base degeneracy.
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