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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance2 Marks
Question
Differentiate between codon and an anticodon.
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Answer

Codon
Anticodon
The sequence of 3 nitrogen bases on mRNA that codes for a particular amino acid during translation is called codon.
The sequence of 3 nitrogenous bases on tRNA that are complementary to the codon on mRNA for a particular amino acid during translation is called anticodon.

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