what are dna base triplets
Confidence votes 34.5K. A DNA triplet is three consecutive nitrogenous bases in the code of DNA. We divide up DNA into sections of three because when the DNA is transcribed into mRNA and the mRNA is translated, the three bases of the mRNA (now called codons) determine which amino acid will be made.e divide up DNA into sections of three because when the DNA is transcribed into mRNA and the mRNA is translated, the three bases of the mRNA (now called codons) determine which amino acid will be made.