. Suppose evolution on earth had occurred in such a way that there were 96 amino acids instead of 20
DNA had 12 different types of bases and DNA synthesis occurred in the same manner as today. The minimum number of bases/DNA codon would be
a. 12
b. 8.
c. 2
d. 3
Best Answer
c.
If one base is coding one amino acid, then (12)1 = 12 but we have 96 amino acids. Suppose 2 bases form one codon, then then (12)2 = 144. Hence, 2 bases would have formed one codon
