Explain when is a genetic code said to be
(a) Degenerate
(b) Universal
a) Degenerate code: when a single amino acid is coded by more than one codon.
E.g., UUU and UUC code for phenylalanine
b) Universal code: when a codon and its corresponding amino acid are the same in all organisms.
E.g., from bacteria to human, UUU codes for phenylamine.