Genetic code is

  • A
    triplet,universal,ambiguous and degenerate.
  • B
    triplet,universal,non-ambiguous and nondegenerate.
  • C
    triplet,universal,non-ambiguous and degenerate.
  • D
    triplet,universal,ambiguous and non-degenerate.

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Select the incorrect statement$(s)$.
$i.$ Six codons do not code for any amino acid.
$ii.$ Codon is read in $mRNA$ in a contiguous fashion.
$iii.$ Three codons function as stop codons.
$iv.$ The initiation codon $AUG$ codes for methionine.

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