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The Genetic CodeEssay Preview: The Genetic CodeReport this essayThe Genetic CodeIndex to this pageThe RNA CodonsThe DNA CodonsCodon BiasExceptions to the CodeThe genetic code consists of 64 triplets of nucleotides. These triplets are called codons.With three exceptions, each codon encodes for one of the 20 amino acids used in the synthesis of proteins. That produces.