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Read the following statements.

  1. One codon codes for only one amino acid.
  2. Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon
  3. The sequence of triplet nitrogenous bases in DNA or mRNA corresponds to the amino acid sequence in the polypeptide chain.

Give suitable terms for the characteristics of ‘genetic code’ as per the above statements.

Option: 1

Degeneracy                  Colinearity                    Unambiguous

    (i)                                  (iii)                                    (iii)


Option: 2

Degeneracy                  Colinearity                    Unambiguous

    (iii)                                  (ii)                                    (i)


Option: 3

Degeneracy                  Colinearity                    Unambiguous

    (ii)                                  (iii)                                    (i)


Option: 4

Degeneracy                  Colinearity                    Unambiguous

    (i)                                  (ii)                                    (iii)


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Salient features of genetics code -

The codon is read in mRNA in a contigous fashion. There are no punctuations.

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 Correct option is 3

 

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