Which of the Following Best Describes the Wobble Hypothesis

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the wobble hypothesis?
(I) The degree of variance in base pairing is greater at the 5' end of the anticodon,thus accounting for more than one codon.
(II) The degree of variance in base pairing is greater at the 3' end of the anticodon,thus accounting for more than one codon
(III) Non-Watson-Crick base pairing is sometimes allowed in the last position of the anticodon-codon pairing.

• A)I only
• B)II only
• C)I and III
• D)II and III
• E)III only

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