Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 127

Question: Assertion : The genetic codes are commaless. Reason : Genetic codes are overlapping.

Options:

A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D) If both the assertion and reason are false

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

A commaless genetic code means that no punctuations are needed between any two words.

The genetic code is non-overlapping.

In actual practice six bases code for not more than two amino acids.