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Comparison of the same gene and its product in two different animal species revealed that the amino acids are 98 percent identical but the nucleotides are only 86 percent identical. What accounts for the much higher
amino acid identity than nucleotide identity?
O The genetic code is redundant.
O The genetic code is ambiguous.
The genetic code differs between species.
The genetic code is nonredundant.
O The researchers sequenced different template strands.
Transcribed Image Text:9 of 22 Comparison of the same gene and its product in two different animal species revealed that the amino acids are 98 percent identical but the nucleotides are only 86 percent identical. What accounts for the much higher amino acid identity than nucleotide identity? O The genetic code is redundant. O The genetic code is ambiguous. The genetic code differs between species. The genetic code is nonredundant. O The researchers sequenced different template strands.
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