Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Question 17

Question: Genetic code is:

Options:

A) Triplet, universal, ambiguous and degenerate.

B) Triplet, universal, non-ambiguous and non- degenerate.

C) Triplet, universal, non-ambiguous and degenerate.

D) Triplet, universal, ambiguous and non- degenerate.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

[c] Genetic code is the depiction of codon by which the information in RNA is decoded in a polypeptide chain.

The information is transferred in the form of triplet of bases coding for one ammo acid.

It is triplet, universal, non-ambiguous and degenerate in nature.