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  4. The genetic code is said to be degenerate and universal which means that: (i) codon are common for higher and lower organisms (ii) amino acids may have more than one codon (iii) all amino acids have more than one codon Out of the above statement, correct statement is :

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Q. The genetic code is said to be degenerate and universal which means that: (i) codon are common for higher and lower organisms (ii) amino acids may have more than one codon (iii) all amino acids have more than one codon Out of the above statement, correct statement is :

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One of the property of genetic code is that it is universal, i.e. it is. same for all kinds of organism, micro, macro, plants or animals, according it also more than one codon code for same amino acid.