Genetic Code

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Genetic Code: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Genetic Code, Characteristics of Genetic Code, Wobble Hypothesis, etc.

Important Questions on Genetic Code

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Biology>Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Genetic Code> Q 1

Which of the following is not a salient feature of genetic code?

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Biology>Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Genetic Code> Q 2

Which of the following codon perform dual function?

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Biology>Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Genetic Code> Q 3

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched with regard to the codon and the amino acid coded by it?

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Biology>Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Genetic Code> Q 4

During protein synthesis in an organism, at one point the process comes to a halt. Select the group of the three codons from the following, from which anyone of the three could bring about this halt.

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Biology>Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Genetic Code> Q 5

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched with regard to the codon and the amino acid coded by it?

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Biology>Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Genetic Code> Q 6

Which one of the following codons codes for the same information as UGC?

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Biology>Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Genetic Code> Q 7

Identify the correct statement from the following:

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Biology>Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Genetic Code> Q 8

Khorana performed experiments to decipher the codons that code for a particular amino acid. The results of these experiments using synthetic mRNAs and the corresponding polypeptide repeats that were generated are given in the table below.

Synthetic mRNAs	Polypeptide(s) synthesized
${(CAA)}_{n}$	${(Thr - Thr)}_{n}$ and ${(Asn - Asn)}_{n}$ and ${(Gln - Gln)}_{n}$
${(UUC)}_{n}$	${(Ser - Ser)}_{n}$ and ${(Leu - Leu)}_{n}$ and ${(Phe - Phe)}_{n}$
${(UAC)}_{n}$	${(Thr - Thr)}_{n}$ and ${(Leu - Leu)}_{n}$ and ${(Tyr - Tyr)}_{n}$
${(UUAC)}_{n}$	${(Leu - Leu - Thr - Tyr)}_{n}$