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Consider the following statements and choose the correct option :
(a) Six codons do not code for any amino-acid.
(b) Codon is read in m-RNA in a contiguous fashion.
(c) Three codons function as stop codons.
(d) The initiator codon AUG codes for methionine.

a
(a), (b) and (d) are wrong
b
(a), (b) and (c) are wrong
c
(b), (c)and(d) are wrong
d
(a) is wrong

detailed solution

Correct option is D

Three codons do not code for any amino acid. UAG, UGA and UAA are the stop codons and do not code for any amino acid.

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