Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 76
76. 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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(a) UAC - Tyrosine
(b) UCG - Start
(c) UUU - Stop
(d) UGU - Leucine
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Answer : a
Hints & Solution
(a) AUG is initiation codon. UCG codes for serine, UUU codes for phenylalanine, UGU codes for cysteine.
