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

Bihar BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYSTD 12 - 5. molecular basis of inheritance1 Mark
MCQ
When more than one codon code for the same amino acid, this is called as
  • A
    Universal nature of genetic code
  • ✓
    Redundancy of genetic code
  • C
    Punctuation in genetic code
  • D
    Continuous nature of genetic code
✓

Answer

Correct option: B.
Redundancy of genetic code
b
(b) The genetic code is degenerate, i.e., it lacks specificity and one amino acid often has more than one code triplet.

Only methionine and tryptophan have single triplet codon.

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