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Give an example of an amino acid being coded for more than one codon

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Many of the amino acids are coded for by more than one codon. Examples are:

1. Isoleucine - ATT, ATC and ATA

2. Leucine - CTT,CTC,CTA CTG, TTA and TTG.

3. Valine - GTT, GTC, GTA and GTG.

4. Phenylalanine - TTT and TTC.

5. Cysteine - TGT and TGC

6. Alanine - GCT, GCC and GCG

7. Glycine - GGT, GCC, GGA and GGG.

8. Proline - CCT, CCC, CCA and CCG.

9. Threonine - ACT, ACC, ACA, and ACG.

10. Serine - TCT, TCC, TCA, TCG, AGT and AGC.

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