In Some Organisms,a Normal Stop Codon,UGA, Encodes for the Amino

question 5

Multiple Choice

In some organisms,a normal stop codon,UGA, encodes for the amino acid ________.

• A)leucine
• B)arginine
• C)isoleucine
• D)selenocysteine
• E)pyrrolysine

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