In the genetic code,$61$ codons code for $20$ different types of amino acids. This is called:

  • A
    collinearity
  • B
    commaless
  • C
    degeneracy
  • D
    nonambiguity

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Which of the following is a stop codon?

Match the columns.
Column-$I$ Column-$II$
$(a)$ $UUU$ $(1)$ Serine
$(b)$ $GGG$ $(2)$ Methionine
$(c)$ $UCU$ $(3)$ Phenylalanine
$(d)$ $CCC$ $(4)$ Glycine
$(e)$ $AUG$ $(5)$ Proline

Identify the correct match between the codons and coding functions.
Column-$I$ Column-$II$
$A. \; AUG$ $1. \; \text{Phenylalanine}$
$B. \; UAA$ $2. \; \text{Methionine}$
$C. \; UUU$ $3. \; \text{Tryptophan}$
$D. \; UGG$ $4. \; \text{Termination}$

Khorana and his colleagues synthesized an $RNA$ molecule with a repeating sequence of $U$ and $G$ nucleotides. The $RNA$ sequence "$UGU\ GUG\ UGU\ GUG$" produced a tetrapeptide with alternating chains of cysteine and valine. The codons for cysteine and valine are, respectively:

How many types of anticodons are present in a cell?

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