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STD 12 - 5. molecular basis of inheritance — Biology STD 12 Science — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBiologySTD 12 - 5. molecular basis of inheritance1 Mark
MCQ
The codons causing chain termination are
  • A
    $TAG, TAA, TGA$
  • B
    $GAT, AAT, AGT$
  • C
    $AGT, TAG, UGA$
  • ✓
    $UAG, UGA, UAA$
✓

Answer

Correct option: D.
$UAG, UGA, UAA$
d
(d) Termination codons are also known as the non-sense codons or stop codons becuase they stop the process of protein synthesis being not coded for amino acid during translation.

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