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Evaluation · Q13

Q.Which one of the following pairs of codons is correctly matched with their function or the signal for the particular amino acid?

a) UUA, UCA - Leucine
b) GUU, GCU - Alanine
c) UAG, UGA - Stop
d) AUG, ACG - Start/Methionine
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Step 1. UUA codes for leucine, but UCA codes for serine, not leucine, so option (a) is wrong.

Step 2. GUU codes for valine, but GCU codes for alanine, so option (b) is wrong.

Step 3. UAG (amber) and UGA (opal) are both genuine stop codons, along with UAA (ochre); option (c) is fully correct. …

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