AIIMS2006Botany-Molecular Basis of Inheritance

AIIMS 2006 Botany Genetic Code MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 12

During protein synthesis in an organism at one point the process comes to a halt. Select the group of the three codons from the following, from which any one of the three could bring about this halt.

A

UUU, UCC, UAU

B

UUC, UUA, UAC

C

UAG, UGA, UAA

D

UUG, UUC, UCG

Correct Answer

Option C

Detailed Explanation

Nonsense codon is a set of three nucleotides for which there is no corresponding tRNA molecule to insert an amino acid into the polypeptide chain.

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