Q.

Choose the feature not shown by genetic code

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a

Every sense codon indicates an amino acid.

b

Every codon of the genetic code indicates one or the other amino acids

c

Genetic code is nearly universal

d

Genetic code is continuous

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Only 61 codons of the 64 codons indicate the 20 amino acids. The codons UAA, UAG and UGA do not indicate any amino acids and are present at the end of the coding region and they are called chain-terminating codons. 

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