NEET 2003 Biology question

Degeneration of a genetic code is attributed to the : -

(1)First member of a codon
(2)Second member of a codon
(3)Entire codon
(4)Third member of a codonCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

Degeneracy means that more than one codon can code for the same amino acid. This is due to the 'wobble' at the third base of the codon: pairing of the third base with the anticodon is less strict,

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