Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Question 39

Question: The codons causing chain termination are [CBSE PMT 1997; BVP 2001, 02; Kerala CET 2003; MHCET 2003; Pb. PMT 2004]

Options:

A) TAG, TAA, TGA

B) GAT, AAT, AGT

C) AGT, TAG, UGA

D) UAG, UGA, UAA

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Termination codons are also known as the non-sense codons or stop codons because they stop the process of protein synthesis being not coded for amino acid during translation.