
Each group of three bases in mRNA constitutes a codon, and each codon specifies a particular amino acid (hence, it is a triplet code). The mRNA sequence is thus used as a template to assemble—in order—the chain of amino acids that form a protein.
Url:https://www.shsu.edu/academics/agricultural-sciences-and-engineering-technology/documents/mRNAcodonchart.pdf
6 hours ago The mRNA sequence is used as a template in order to assemble the chain of amino acids that leads to formation of a protein. Note: The total number of different types of codons present in …