BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2008

  • question_answer
    Initiation codon is

    A)  AUG        

    B)  UUU

    C)  UAG         

    D)  AAG

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    AUG is the initiation codon which codes for methionine amino acid. Methionine is the first amino acid of a polypeptide chain, hence, AUG is called so. UAA, UAG and UGA do not code for any amino acid thus, they terminate the chain and are called termination codons or nonsense codons.


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