Q.

With respect to which amino acids, the genetic code is non-degenerate?

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a

Tryptophan and methionine 

b

Leucine and methionine

c

Serine and tryptophan

d

Alanine and glycine

answer is A.

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Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon, hence the code is degenerate. But tryptophan and methionine are coded by only one codon and hence they are  non-degenerate.

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