LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the amino acid produced from these two codons, CGU and CGA?
A
Arg and Ala
B
Ser and Pro
C
Phe and Leu
D
Ala and Asp
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reading the genetic code Redundancy in the genetic code means that most amino acids are specified by more than one mRNA codon. For example, the amino acid phenylalanine (Phe) is specified by the codons UUU and UUC, and the amino acid leucine (Leu) is specified by the codons CUU, CUC, CUA, and CUG.

Detailed explanation-2: -Statement II : ‘AAA’ and ‘AAG’ both codons code for the amino acid lysine.

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