Which of the following statements about the genetic code is incorrect?

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It is degenerate, meaning multiple codons can code for the same amino acid.It is nearly universal across different organisms.It contains punctuation marks that separate codons.It is read in a non-overlapping manner, with each nucleotide part of only one codon.It is composed of triplet codons that specify amino acids.

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The genetic code is known to be degenerate, nearly universal, and non-overlapping. However, it does not include punctuation marks; codons are read continuously without any punctuation separating them.