NEETBiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceMCQ+4 / −1
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 ?
- AUUU – Stop
- BUAC – Tyrosine
- CUGU – Leucine
- DUCG – Start
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Correct answer: B
AUG is initiating codon. UCG codes for serine, UUU codes for phenylalan, UGU codes for cysteine.
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