Which one of the following pairs of codons is correctly matched with their function or the signal for the particular amino acid?
- A$AUG, ACG$ - Start/methionine
- B$UUA, UCA$ - Leucine
- C$GUU, GCU$ - Alanine
- D$UAG, UGA$ - Stop
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The genetic code was deciphered by chemical synthesis of trinucleotides by:
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View SolutionWhere are the codons located?
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View Solution$(i)$ 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.
(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.
How many nucleotides in an $m-RNA$ sequence form a genetic code for an amino acid?
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View Solution$AUG$ performs two functions.
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