Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 79

79. Degeneration of a genetic code is attributed to the

(a) third member of a codon

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Answer : a

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(a) According to the Wobble hypothesis, tRNA anticodon has the ability to wobble at its 5 ’end by pairing with even non-complementary base of mRNA codon. It corresponds to third base degeneracy of the codons.