Gujarati
5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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Genetic code consists of

A

$4$ codons, each with two nucleotides

B

$16$ codons, each with four nucleotides

C

$64$ codons, each with two nucleotides

D

$64$ codons, each with three nucleotides

(AIPMT-1988)

Solution

(d)A single amino acid is specified by a sequence of three nucleotides in $mRNA$ i.e., called codon. Due to triplet nature, it consist $64$ codon.

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Biology

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