MCQ
What is meant by degenerate code
- AOne amino acid is coded by one code
- ✓One amino acid can be coded by more than one code
- COne code controls one code
- DOne code can control more than one amino acid
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Answer
Correct option: B.
One amino acid can be coded by more than one code
b
(b)As the number of codons is $64$ and number of amino acids to be coded is $21$, so more than one codons are available for a single amino acid.
(b)As the number of codons is $64$ and number of amino acids to be coded is $21$, so more than one codons are available for a single amino acid.
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