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STD 12 - 5. molecular basis of inheritance — Biology STD 12 Science — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBiologySTD 12 - 5. molecular basis of inheritance1 Mark
MCQ
There are $64$ types of codons in genetic code dictionary because
  • A
    There are $64$ types of $tRNA's$ found in cell
  • B
    There are $44$ meaningless and $20$ codons for amino acids
  • C
    There are $64$ amino acids for coding
  • ✓
    Genetic code is triplet
✓

Answer

Correct option: D.
Genetic code is triplet
d
(d)Genetic code is triplet and in each triplet code three bases are present ($4^3$).

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