Due to the degeneracy of the genetic code, an average protein of 300 amino acids can be encoded by the truly astronomical number of more than 10150 different codon combinations; more than the estimated number of atoms in the observable universe. However, the choice between synonymous codons in the mRNA coding sequence is not random, but follows rules and has important functions in translation accuracy, efficien...
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