Multiple choice

UGA, UAG and UAA are called as termination codons because __________.

  1. they terminate anticodons

  2. they are present at the beginning of mRNA

  3. they indicate initiation of translation

  4. they do not specify any amino acid

  5. they terminate mRNA
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D Correct answer
Explanation

It is true that nonsense codons do not code for any amino acid.

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