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Which one of the following is the starter codon ?

A

UGA

B

UAA

C

UAG

D

AUG

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D
AUG is the start codon . It also codes for amino acid called methionine which is the first amino acid in a polypeptide chain . UAA , UAG and UGA are stop codons and are meant for termination of polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.
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