Which of the following statement is incorrect?
a) the genetic code is universal
b) the genetic code is overlapping
c) the genetic code is triple
d) degenerate codons specify the same amino acids
Which of the following is an example of the degeneracy of the genetic code?
a) the genetic code is not degenerate
b) the first two bases specify the amino acid
c) each codon specifies more than one amino acid
d) a given amino acid has more than one codon
Which of the following is non-sense codon?
a) UAU
b) UGA
c) CAU
d) GAU
How many nucleotides are 12 mRNA codons?
a) 48
b) 36
c) 12
d) 24
Transcription and translation of a gene composed of 30 nucleotides would form a protein containing no more than …… amino acids.
a) 90
b) 60
c) 15
d) 10
In mitochondria UGA codon act to specify……….
a) valine
b) tryptophan
c) arginine
d) glutamic acid
