Class 12 Biology Molecular Basis of Inheritance Genetic code

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Define the following terms:
$1.$ Genetic code
$2.$ Degenerate codons

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(N/A) $1.$ Genetic code: The relationship between the sequence of nucleotides on $m-RNA$ and the sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain is known as the genetic code.
$2.$ Degenerate codons: $A$ single amino acid can be specified by more than one codon. Such codons are referred to as degenerate codons.

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