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5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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Which of the following is not a property of the genetic code?

A

Non-­overlapping

B

Ambiguous

C

Degeneracy

D

Universal

(NEET-2013)

Solution

(b) : Genetic code is non­ambiguous. Non­ ambiguous code means that there is no ambiguity about a particular code. One codon specifies only one amino acid and not any other. There are $64$ codons. Out of $64, 3$ are stop codons or nonsense codons, $i.e.$, these do not code for any amino acid and rest $61$ code for one of the $20$ amino acids. Neither of them code for more than one amino acids except $GUG$ which normally code for valine but in certain conditions it also codes for N­formyl methionine as initiation codon.

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Biology

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