If More Than One Codon Specifies the Same Amino Acid

question 31

Multiple Choice

If more than one codon specifies the same amino acid, the code is said to be

• A)degenerate.
• B)inverse.
• C)complementary.
• D)redundant.
• E)ambiguous.

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