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Dr. Khorana and his colleagues synthesized an RNA molecule with repeating sequence of UGN bases (UG UG UG UG UG UG). IT produced a tetrapeptide with alternating sequence of cysteine and valine. It proves that codons for cysteine and valine are `:`

A

UGU and GUU

B

UGU and GUG

C

UUG and GGU

D

GUG and UGU

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