The Degeneracy of the Genetic Code Refers To

question 70

Multiple Choice

The degeneracy of the genetic code refers to:

• A) the possibility of tolerated mispairing in the third position of the codon.
• B) the universal utilization of the same genetic code across all life forms on earth.
• C) the observation that multiple codons specify the same amino acid.
• D) the utilization of AUG for two functions (start and methionine).
• E) codon usage for both amino acid specification and punctuation (start and stop).

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