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The genetic code consists of ____________ letter “words.”

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The genetic code consists of three letter “words.”

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I'm assuming this was what you're looking for. These "words" are known as codons: for example, AUG stands for the methionine amino acid, so that triplet of nucleotide bases leads to the Met amino acid being added to the final protein.

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