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CHAPTER 15 The Genetic Code Code Degeneracy 1.The second position of a codon: Pyrimidines-hydrophobic amino acids Purines-polar amino acids 2.If the first two positions are both occupied by G or C, each of the four nucleotides in the third position specifies the same amino acid. Wobble Concept In 1966, Francis Crick devised the wobble concept. It states that the base at the 5’ end of the anticodon is not as spatially confined as the other two, allowing it to form hydrogen bonds with more than one bases located at the 3’ end of a codon. The Wobble Rules The pairings permitted are those give r