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  4. Which one of the following triplet codes is correctly matched with its specificity for an amino acid in protein synthesis or as 'start' or 'stop' codon?

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Q. Which one of the following triplet codes is correctly matched with its specificity for an amino acid in protein synthesis or as 'start' or 'stop' codon?

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Solution:

AUG is an initiating codon or start codon.
UCG codes for serine.
UUU codes for phenylalanine.
UGU codes for cysteine.
UAG, UGA and UAA are the three stop codons.