Answer:
a. 64
b. 24
c. 16
d. 6/16
e. 1/8
Step-by-step explanation:
a. How many different codones are there?
Answer: there are 64 different codons
b. How many different codons are there in which all three bases are different?
Answer:there are 24 different codons in which all three bases are different
c. The base A and G are called purines, while C and T are called pyrimidines. How many different codons are there in which first base is purines and second base is pyrimidines
Answer: there are 16 different codons where the which first base is purines and second base is pyrimidines
d. What is the probability that all three bases are different?
Answer: probability of all three bases being different is
Number of codons with three different bases / total number of codons
= 24/64 = 6/16
e. What is the probability that first base is purines and second and third base is pyrimidines?
Answer: prob is number of codons with first base being purine and second and third base being pyrimidines / total number of codons
= 8/64 = 1/8