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State a functional difference between the following codons : (a) AUG and UAA (b) Specific and Degenerate
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(a) AUG acts as an initiator codon while UAA acts as a stop codon.
(b) In genetic code, specific means one codon codes for only one specific amino acid whereas degenerate means some amino acids are coded by more than one codon.
(b) In genetic code, specific means one codon codes for only one specific amino acid whereas degenerate means some amino acids are coded by more than one codon.
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Question Text | State a functional difference between the following codons :
(a) AUG and UAA
(b) Specific and Degenerate |
Topic | Molecular Basis of Inheritance |
Subject | Biology |
Class | Class 12 |
Answer Type | Text solution:1 |
Upvotes | 79 |