- Tardigrade
- Question
- Biology
- Read the following statements. (i) One codon codes for only one amino acid. (ii) Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon. (iii) The sequence of triplet nitrogenous bases in DNA or mRNA corresponds to the amino acid sequence in the polypeptide chain.Give suitable terms for the characteristics of 'genetic code' as per the above statements. Degeneracy Colinearity Unambiguous (a) (i) (iii) (iii) (b) (iii) (ii) (i) (c) (ii) (iii) (i) (d) (i) (ii) (iii)
Q.
Read the following statements.
(i) One codon codes for only one amino acid.
(ii) Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon.
(iii) The sequence of triplet nitrogenous bases in or corresponds to the amino acid sequence in the polypeptide chain.Give suitable terms for the characteristics of 'genetic code' as per the above statements.
Degeneracy
Colinearity
Unambiguous
(a)
(i)
(iii)
(iii)
(b)
(iii)
(ii)
(i)
(c)
(ii)
(iii)
(i)
(d)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
| Degeneracy | Colinearity | Unambiguous | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | (i) | (iii) | (iii) |
| (b) | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
| (c) | (ii) | (iii) | (i) |
| (d) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
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