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ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceGenetic CodeEasy2 minPYQ_2020
ZoologyEasysingle choice
Which of the following amino acid doesn't show degeneracy?
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Answer:
D
Solution:
Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon, hence the code is degenerate. Leucine is coded by 6 amino acids UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC, CUA and CUG. Proline is coded by 4 amino acids CCU, CCC, CCA and CCG. Cysteine is coded by 2 amino acids UGU and UGC. Tryptophan is coded by just one codon UGG, and hence tryptophan is not degenerate.
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Molecular Basis of InheritanceSubtopic:Genetic Code
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