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Once it was determined that codons consisted of three-nucleotide sequences, the specificity of each codon could be determined.

Using a codon table, determine what poly U codes for.
Repeat with polynucleotides of the other three bases.

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This solution details the amino acids that are encoded by codons consisting of three identical nucleotides, and what protein would be encoded by a polynucleotide consisting of one nucleotide only, giving the four possibilities.

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The answers are:
UUU codes for Phe
AAA codes for Lys
GGG codes for Gly
CCC codes for Pro

RNA:
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