Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Question 108

Question: What is meant by degenerate code

Options:

A) One amino acid is coded by one code

B) One amino acid can be coded by more than one code

C) One code controls one code

D) One code can control more than one amino acid

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

As the number of codons is 64 and number of amino acids to be coded is 21, so more than one codons are available for a single amino acid.



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