I keep getting “Translation” questions wrong in Molecular Basis of Inheritance. What's the trap?
thinking each base codes for one amino acid.
The usual trap: thinking each base codes for one amino acid. How to avoid it: a codon is THREE bases → one amino acid. Go back to the definition — reading mRNA codons at the ribosome to build a protein.
Key point
Translation
Common mistake
thinking each base codes for one amino acid.
Memory tip
a codon is THREE bases → one amino acid.
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