Multiple choice

Which statement is not true regarding translation machinery?

  1. Anticodon consists of three nucleotides.

  2. Anticodon may pair with more than one codon.

  3. It is the basic unit of genetic code.

  4. tRNA is an adaptor molecule composed of RNA, typically 76 to 90 nucleotides in length.

  5. The covalent attachment to the tRNA 3’ end is catalyzed by enzymes called aminoacyl tRNA synthetases.
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Explanation

This statement is not true as codon, which is a sequence of three nucleotides on m-RNA, is the basic unit of genetic code.

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