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?

Question

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? (A) UAC - Tyrosine (B) UCG - Start (C) UUU - stop (D) UGU - Leucine

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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.

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?

UAC - Tyrosine

UCG - Start

UUU - stop

UGU - Leucine

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.

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.