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What is not true for genetic code?

  • Option 1)

    It is nearly universal

  • Option 2)

    It is degenerate

  • Option 3)

    It is unambiguous

  • Option 4)

    A codon in mRNA is read in a non contiguous fashion

 

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Silent features og Genetic code -

One codon codes for only one amino acid hence it is unambigous and specific.

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Salient features of genetics code -

1. The codon is triplet, 61 codons code for amino acids and 3 codons do not code for any amino acids, hence they function as stop codons.

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The codons for the various Amino acids.

 

 

AND
 

 

Salient features of genetics code -

Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon hence, the code is degenerate.

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Option 1)

It is nearly universal

This option is incorrect

Option 2)

It is degenerate

This option is incorrect

Option 3)

It is unambiguous

This option is incorrect

Option 4)

A codon in mRNA is read in a non contiguous fashion

This option is correct

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