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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