For leucine (leu) which codes are correct?

  • A
    $CUU, CUC, AUU$
  • B
    $UCC, UAC, UGA$
  • C
    $CUU, CUC, CUA, CUG, UUA, UUG$
  • D
    $UCA, CUU, CUC$

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The genetic code of the checkerboard (codon table) is not applicable to which of the following?

$A$ change in which of the following leads to an alteration in the sequence or number of amino acids in a protein?

$(i)$ The codon is read in mRNA in a contiguous fashion. There are no punctuations.
(ii) Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon.
(iii) $UUU$ would code for phenylalanine.
(iv) $GAA$ is a stop terminator codon.
Comparing the above statements (i-iv),select the correct option marked with $T$ (True) and $F$ (False) with respect to the salient features of the genetic code.

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