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Degenerate' and 'Universal' are salient features of a genetic code. Explain.

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Degererate' means some amino acids are coded by more than one codon and 'Universal' means the genetic code is largely unversal for all living organisms and viruses. However, a few exceptions are found in mitochondria. For example , UGA one of termination codons, code for tryptophan in yeast mitochondria .
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