The codon table is ordered in a really specific way. The sequence UCAG progresses along the first base, then the second, then the third. Does it occur exactly that way in nature, is it inspired by the way it occurs in nature, or is it totally arbitrary? I can’t find any information on this.
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The codon table is done by convention, we made the table since the the letter sequence can only make 64 possible combinations. It is ordered to provide ease of use.
The codon is determined by nature. Always three bases, each of 64 codons is read by the ribosomes but not translated until the start codon. This is conserved across species.
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