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some amino acids are coded by more than one codon, hence the genetic code is

A

overlapping

B

wobbling

C

degenerate

D

generate

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C
Degeneracy means lack of specificity . Presence of more than one meaningful codons for an amino acid is called degeneracy , e.g methionine and tryptophan has single code for each . The maximum number of codons for an amino acid is six , e.g. Serine , arginine and leucine . degeneracy provides a protection against mutation.
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