Select the correct statement with respect to the Wobble hypothesis.

  • A
    The third base of a codon lacks vibrating capacity.
  • B
    The third base can establish $H$-bonds even with a non-complementary anticodon.
  • C
    The specificity of an anticodon is particularly determined by the first two codons.
  • D
    The major cause of degeneracy is the first two $N$-bases of the codon.

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$(i)$ The codon is read in mRNA in a contiguous fashion. There are no punctuations.
(ii) Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon.
(iii) $UUU$ would code for phenylalanine.
(iv) $GAA$ is a stop terminator codon.
Comparing the above statements (i-iv),select the correct option marked with $T$ (True) and $F$ (False) with respect to the salient features of the genetic code.

Out of $64$ codons,$61$ codons code for $20$ different amino acids. What is this property of the genetic code called?

How many codons are required to code for all $20$ essential amino acids in the genetic code dictionary?

If an $RNA$ sequence has $999$ bases and codes for a protein with $333$ amino acids,and the base at position $901$ is deleted,resulting in a sequence of $998$ bases,how many codons will be altered?

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There are $64$ types of codons in the genetic code dictionary because:

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