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ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceGenetic CodeEasy2 minPYQ_2003
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Degeneration of a genetic code is attributed to the:NEET 2003

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Each codon is specific for only one amino acid (or one stop signal), yet the genetic code is described as degenerate, or redundant, because a single amino acid may be coded for by more than one codon. The codons that code for one amino acid can differ in any of their places; nevertheless, the second or third codon is more frequent.

Stream:NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Molecular Basis of InheritanceSubtopic:Genetic Code
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