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The triplet codons UGA, UAG and UAA are termed as termination codons because they

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a

do not allow ribosomes to bind with mRNA

b

 do not specify any amino acid 

c

prevent binding of tRNA anticodons with mRNA

d

stop mRNA synthesis

answer is B.

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There are 64 codons out of which three codons namely ie. UAA, UAG and UGA do not specify any amino acid, and signal the end of the message. They are known as non-sense or terminator codons.

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The triplet codons UGA, UAG and UAA are termed as termination codons because they