Which statement about the genetic code is not true?

Coding sequences are read in groups of three adjacent nucleotides.

No codon normally specifies more than one amino acid.

Each species of organisms has its own unique genetic code.

Some amino acids are specified by more than one codon.

Genetic messages are punctuated with start and stop signals.

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Ryan Irwin

10 July, 05:46

Which statement about the genetic code is not true?

Coding sequences are read in groups of three adjacent nucleotides.

No codon normally specifies more than one amino acid.

Each species of organisms has its own unique genetic code.

Some amino acids are specified by more than one codon.

Genetic messages are punctuated with start and stop signals.

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Sanaa Moon · Answer 1

The correct answer for the given question above would be the third option. The statement about the genetic code that is not true is that, each species of organisms has its own unique genetic code. Genetic codes are universal among organisms, even though there is some slight exception of some. The universal genetic code is a common language for almost all organisms to translate DNA and RNA to amino acid sequence sequences of protein.

Hope Delgado · Answer 2

The statement about the genetic code that is not true would be that each species of organisms has its own genetic code.

The genetic code is a universal code for all organisms. All organisms use the same genetic code.