Why can be genetic code be qualified as a degenerate code

Why can be genetic code be qualified as a degenerate code?

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The genetic code is a degenerate code since there are amino acids codified by more than one kind of codon. It is not a system in which each and every element is codified by only one codifying unit. For illustration, the amino acid arginine is codified through six codons: CGU, CGC, CGG, CGA, AGA and AGG.

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