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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance1 Mark
MCQ
Out of $64$ codons$, 61$ codons code for $20$ types of amino acid. What is it called as?
  • A
    Wobbling of codon
  • B
    Overlapping of gene
  • C
    University of codons
  • ✓
    Degeneracy of genetic code
✓

Answer

Correct option: D.
Degeneracy of genetic code

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