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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance1 Mark
MCQ
A triplet codon represents:
  • ✓
    A sequence of three nitrogen bases on $\text{mRNA}$
  • B
    A sequence of three nitrogen bases in $\text{tRNA}$
  • C
    A sequence of three bases in $\text{rRNA}$
  • D
    The presence of only three bases in $\text{mRNA}$
✓

Answer

Correct option: A.
A sequence of three nitrogen bases on $\text{mRNA}$
A triplet codon is a sequence of three nitrogen bases. It is also called as a genetic code. It codes for a single amino acid.

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