The concept that a set of three nucleotides specifies a particular amino acid provides the basis for
A)the one-gene-one-enzyme hypothesis.
B)the one-gene-one-polypeptide hypothesis.
C)the genetic code.
D)biochemical reactions among nucleic acids.
E)All of these

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The concept that a set of three nucleotides specifies a particular amino acid is the basis for the genetic code, which is the set of rules that determines how nucleotide sequences are translated into the amino acid sequence of a protein. The one-gene-one-enzyme and one-gene-one-polypeptide hypotheses are related concepts, but they do not specifically rely on the three-nucleotide codon system. The option of "All of these" could be misleading, as it implies that all answer choices are equally correct, but in this case, only one answer choice is the best fit.

The Concept That a Set of Three Nucleotides Specifies a Particular