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In order to code for all the 20 amino acids, the code should be made up of three nucleotides. This statement was suggested by

a
Har Gobind Khorana
b
George Gamow
c
Marshall Nirenberg
d
Severo Ochoa

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Correct option is B

George Gamow, a physicist, who argued that since there are only 4 bases and if they have to code for 20 amino acids, the code should constitute a combination of bases. He also suggested that in order to code for all the 20 amino acids, the code should be made up of three nucleotides.

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