NEET 2016 · Class 12

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Which one of the following is the starter codon?

  1. (A)UAA
  2. (B)UAG
  3. (C)AUG
  4. (D)UGA

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AUG has dual functions.

Chapter
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Section
5.6 GENETIC CODE
Page
17
Words matched
16 of 16

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0, emb=0.9692, combined=0.9815). Verified: high — The span 'AUG has dual functions' directly states that AUG acts as an initiator codon, which is the specific biological fact that makes option C correct and distinguishes it from the stop codons listed in the other options.

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