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Unfortunately It Makes The Unambiguous Determination Of Triplets By These Methods Much More Difficult Than Would Be The Case If There Were Only One Triplet For Each Amino Acid.

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If Poly A Is Added To Poly U, To Form A Double Or Triple Helix, The Combination Is Inactive.

A Comparison Between The Triplets Tentatively Deduced By These Methods With The Changes In Amino Acid Sequence Produced By Mutation Shows A Fair Measure Of Agreement.