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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance1 Mark
MCQ
Set of three bases $($codon$)$ in the genetic code represent $...........$
  • A
    Protein
  • ✓
    Amino acid
  • C
    Plasmid
  • D
    Nucleic acid
✓

Answer

Correct option: B.
Amino acid
Amino acids can be defined as a nucleotide triplet i.e. a codon, for example, a set of codons $\text{AUG}$ makes the amino acid methionine, similarly $\text{GUG}$ codes for valine etc.

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