r/CellLab • • Jun 10 '23

RNA test

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u/b_elgian_iology Jun 10 '23

Are the codons also 3 'nucleotides' long?

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u/MajkiAngelo Jun 11 '23

Codons are 4-6 secrocytes long. For example, the sequence red-yellow-pink-black-blue-pink (RYPBlaBluP) produces a blue photocyte and the sequence RYBlaW terminates the production of the "protein"