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A stop codon will always have a
BiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceNEET
Options:
  • A uracil nucleotide at is 5' end
  • B adenine nucleotide at is 5' end
  • C uracil nucleotide at is 3' end
  • D adenine nucleotide at is 3' end
Solution:
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The correct answer is: uracil nucleotide at is 5' end
The codons or triplets of genetic code that signal the termination of protein chain during translation process are called stop codons. UAA, UAG and UGA are the stop codons and it always has uracil nucleotide at is 5' end.

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