MHT CET Biology question

BiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceMHT CET

How many sense codons code for 20 known essential amino acids? [MHTCET 2019]

Answer: (A)

Solution

Of the 64 codons, 3 are stop codons, so 61 sense codons code for the 20 amino acids. Hence the correct option is (a).

Question ID VK-065700