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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance1 Mark
MCQ
Genetic code consists of:
  • A
    4 codons, each with two nucleotides
  • B
    16 codons, each with four nucleotides
  • C
    64 codons, each with two nucleotides
  • D
    64 codons, each with three nucleotides
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Answer

  1. 64 codons, each with three nucleotides

Explanation:

64 codons are present, each with a triplet codon. Out of 64 codons present, three are called as termination codons or non-sense codons.

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