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The instructions for building proteins necessary for all life functions are coded within an organism's genetic code. The genetic code of an organism consists of codons, or sequences of three nucleotides, that each code for a specific amino acid. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.

The amino acids coded by specific codons
A.
differ between plants and animals.
B.
are almost universal among all living things.
C.
are different for every organism on Earth.
D.
differ between members of different species.

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Answer:

Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

The genetic code utilised by almost every organism are the same, as in the same sequences of codon codes for the same amino acid in almost every organism, thus the genetic code is said to be universal.

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Answer: are almost universal among all living things.

Explanation: because

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