NEET 2021 Botany Codon-Amino Acid Mapping Assertion Reason Question
Statement I: The codon ‘AUG’ codes for methionine and phenylalanine.
Statement II: ‘AAA’ and ‘AAG’ both codons code for the amino acid lysine.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
AUG codes only for methionine, not phenylalanine. AAA and AAG both code for lysine, making Statement II true.
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