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Set of three nucleotides that tell the ribosome to begin translating is called

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Answer: AUG

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Generally, a set of three nucleotides is called a codon (specifically on mRNA). There is a codon chart and each codon codes for one amino acid. The codon AUG (transcribed from the DNA strand TAC) codes for the amino acid MET, which tells the ribosome to begin translation. Hope this helps!

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