A unit in messenger RNA consisting of a set of three consecutive nucleotides is termed an)
A) anticodon.
B) gene.
C) tRNA.
D) amino acid.
E) codon.

Name: A unit in messenger RNA consisting of a set of three consecutive nucleotides is termed an) A) anticodon. B) gene. C) tRNA. D) amino acid. E) codon.
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A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides in mRNA that specifies a particular amino acid or a stop signal during protein synthesis.

A Unit in Messenger RNA Consisting of a Set of Three