At Which Position on the MRNA is the Wobble Base

Question

At which position on the mRNA is the wobble base of the triplet codon?
A) first position (5' letter)
B) second position
C) third position (3' letter)
D) the wobble base can be at any position

Accepted Answer

The wobble base is located at the third position of the triplet codon on the mRNA. This is because the third position of the codon has fewer restrictions in base-pairing with the anticodon of the tRNA, allowing for some flexibility in the third nucleotide of the codon, hence the term "wobble".