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The genetic code and codon, their characteristics, and mutations. The genetic code is a dictionary that identifies the correspondence between sequences of nucleotides and sequences of peptides. The codon is a triplet of nucleotides that represents an amino acid. The document also discusses the characteristics of the genetic code, such as its universality and non-overlapping nature. It also explains the three types of mutations that can occur in the coding version of a gene: silent, missense, and nonsense mutations.
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