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How do organisms choose how to interpret their genetic codes ? I'm not a biology major but I do know that organisms have a genetic code based on triplets of bases (AAA, ATG, etc)and that the vast majority of organisms interpret these triplets to code for certain amino acids but that an exceedingly small number of microorganims choose to interpret a few of the same triplets as coding for a different amino acid. How does a cell choose how to interpret a given triplet ? I know that our own mitochondria (as well as chloroplasts in plant cells) are among these few exceptions. Thanks !
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