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Read the following statements.
(i) One codon codes for only one amino acid.
(ii) Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon.
(iii) The sequence of triplet nitrogenous bases in DNA of mRNA coresponds to the amino acid sequence in the polypeptide chain.
Give , suitabel terms for the characteristics of 'genetic code' as per the above statements.

A

`{:("Degeneracy","Colinearity","Unambiguous"),("(i)","(iii)","(ii)"):}`

B

`{:("Degeneracy","Colinearity","Unambiguous"),("(iii)","(ii)","(i)"):}`

C

`{:("Degeneracy","Colinearity","Unambiguous"),("(ii)","(iii)","(i)"):}`

D

`{:("Degeneracy","Colinearity","Unambiguous"),("(i)","(ii)","(iii)"):}`

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