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प्रश्न
Differentiate between the genetic codes given below:
Degenerate and Initiator
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उत्तर
Degenerate and Initiator:
| Degenerate | Initiator |
| when an amino acid is coded by more than one codon, it is said to be degenerate. | AUG is an initiator codon i.e. it initiates the translation process & also codes for methionine. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the anticodon required to recognize the following codon: AAU.
One of the following is true with respect to AUG.
Because most of the amino acids are represented by more than one codon, the genetic code is ______.
The number of base substitution possible in amino acid codons is ______.
If the sequence of bases in coding strand of DNA is ATTCGATG, then the sequence of bases in mRNA will be ______.
Percentage of mitochondrial DNA in the cell is:
Genetic code was discovered by:
Statement I:
The codon ‘AUG’ codes for methionine and phenylalanine.
Statement II:
‘AAA’ and ‘AAG’ are both codons that code for the amino acid lysine.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Based on your understanding of genetic code, explain the formation of any abnormal hemoglobin molecule. What are the known consequences of such a change?
Who proposed that the genetic code for amino acids should be made up of three nucleotides?
