The Anticodon of TRNA^ala can Bind to Three Different Codons

question 32

Multiple Choice

The anticodon of tRNA^ala can bind to three different codons for alanine GCU, GCC and GCA) because

• A) there are different bases at the 5ʹ end position of the anticodon.
• B) there are different bases at the 3ʹ end position of the anticodon.
• C) the base at the 5ʹ position of the anticodon is I and is the wobble position.
• D) the base at the 3ʹ position of the anticodon is I and is the wobble position.

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