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A sequence of three nitrogenous bases in a messenger-rna molecule is known as a.

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A sequence of three nitrogenous bases in a messenger-rna molecule is known as Codon

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Codon is a triplet of three nitrogenous bases present in mRNA. It can be any three from uracil, adenine, guanine or cytosine. They are arranged in specific order and code for specific amino acids.

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