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Published on: August 13, 2026
Let us assume that a viral RNA contains only three types of bases and codes for only 12 amino acids. What will be the number of possible triplet codons for coding these 12 amino acids if there are three stop codons?
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Given
Viral RNA has 3 types of bases.
It codes for 12 amino acids.
There are 3 stop codons.
Codons are triplets, so total codons = (number of bases) 
Number of codons available for amino acids
There are 12 amino acids.
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