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ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceGenetic CodeMedium2 minPYQ_2021
ZoologyMediumsingle choice

Statement I: The codon 'AUG' codes for methionine and phenylalanine.
Statement II: 'AAA' and 'AAG' both codons code for the amino acid lysine.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.NEET 2021

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

AUG is the start codon that codes for amino acid methionine. Phenylalanine is coded by codons UUU and UUC. Lysine is coded by codons AAA and AAG.

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