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The order in which bases are arranged in mRNA decides the order in which amino acids are arranged in proteins. Finally a checker board for genetic code was prepared ( table . ). The salient features of genetic code are as follows: • The genetic codon is a triplet code and codons code for amino acids and codons do not code for any amino acid and function as stop codon ( Termination ) .
• The genetic code is universal. It means that all known living systems use nucleic acids and the same three base codons (triplet codon) direct the synthesis