NEET Biology question

Which one of the following groups of codons is called degenerate codons?

(A)UAA, UAG and UGA
(B)GUA, GUG, GCA, GCG and GAA
(C)UUC, UUG, CCU, CAA and CUG
(D)UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC, CUA and CUGCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

A set of codons is "degenerate" when all of them code for the same amino acid; UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC, CUA and CUG are all six codons for leucine (the amino

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