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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance2 Marks
Question
Name the category of codons, UGA belongs to. Mention another codon of the same category. Explain their role in protein synthesis.
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Answer

  1. It is a stop/ termination codon.
  2. UAA or UAG.
  3. They terminate the translation process, i.e. they stop the elongation of the polypeptide chain during translation.

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