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Out of 64 codons, 61 codons code for 20 types of amino acid it is called : -
A
Degeneracy of genetic code
B
Overlapping of gene
C
Wobbling of codon
D
Universality of codons
Detailed Solution
There are 61 sense codons but only 20 amino acids, so most amino acids are coded by more than one codon (e.g. leucine has 6 codons, glycine has 4).
This property, where one amino acid is specified by more than one codon, is called degeneracy (redundancy) of the genetic code.
Wobble explains how one tRNA can read several of these codons; universality means the same code is used in almost all organisms.
So this is called degeneracy of the genetic code.
This property, where one amino acid is specified by more than one codon, is called degeneracy (redundancy) of the genetic code.
Wobble explains how one tRNA can read several of these codons; universality means the same code is used in almost all organisms.
So this is called degeneracy of the genetic code.