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Genetic code. The genetic code is the set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material (DNA or RNA sequences) is translated into proteins (amino acid sequences) by living cells. Specifically, the code defines a mapping between tri-nucleotide sequences called codons and amino acids; every triplet of nucleotides in a nucleic acid sequence specifies a single amino acid.
Is DNA optimally coded? Twenty different amino acids make up proteins in the human body, so the four bases, or letters, must somehow code for each one. From an engineering standpoint, is DNA optimally coded? Four letters make up the alphabet and sets of three letters make up the words, or codons. According to Werner Gitt, information scientist and author, there are four requirements for the most efficient code: 1  The code should use the least material to unambiguously code for at least the 20 amino acids. 2  As the number of characters in the alphabet increases, the complexity of the execution machinery also increases.