How many different amino acids could theoretically be encoded by nucleic acids containing four different nucleotides if

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How many different amino acids could theoretically be encoded by nucleic acids containing four different nucleotides if
(a) Each nucleotide coded for one amino acid;
(b) Consecutive sequences of two nucleotides coded for one amino acid;
(c) Consecutive sequences of three nucleotides coded for one amino acid;
(d) Consecutive sequences of four nucleotides coded for one amino acid?
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Fundamentals of biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level

ISBN: 978-0470547847

4th edition

Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt

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