Which of the following is not a property of the genetic code?
1. Non-overlapping
2. Ambiguous
3. Degeneracy
4. Universal
Subtopic:  Genetic Code |
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NEET - 2013
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The one aspect which is not a salient feature of genetic code, is its being:

1. degenerate

2. ambiguous

3. universal

4. specific

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: III | Genetic Code |
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AIPMT - 2010
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Whose experiments cracked the DNA and discovered unequivocally that a genetic code is a triplet?

1.Nirenberg and Matthaei2.Hershey and Chase
3.Morgan and Sturtevant4.Beadle and Tatum

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: I | Genetic Code: II | Genetic Code |
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AIPMT - 2009
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What is not true for genetic code?

1. A codon in mRNA is read in non-contiguous fashion

2. It is nearly universal

3. It is degenerate

4. It is unambiguous

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: I | Genetic Code: II | Genetic Code |
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AIPMT - 2009
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Which one of the following pairs of codons is correctly matched with their function or the signal for the particular amino acid?

1. GUU, GCU - Alanine

2. UAG, UGA - Stop

3. AUG, ACG - Start/methionine

4. UUA, UCA -Leucine

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: I | Genetic Code: II | Genetic Code |
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AIPMT - 2008
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