Multiple choice

Out of the total 64 codons, 61 codes for 20 amino acids this suggests ___________.

  1. degeneracy of codons

  2. overlapping of codons

  3. redundancy of codons

  4. ambiguous nature of codons

  5. polarity of genetic code
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Explanation

Only 20 amino acids are involved in protein synthesis, while there are 64 possibilities or types of codons. Hence, more than one codon can code for an amino acid. This is called as degeneracy of genetic code.

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