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While an mRNA strand is being translated...

While an mRNA strand is being translated in the ribosome subunit, the triplets in sequence were UAC and UAG. One of them codes for tyrosine, What is the significance of the other? Pick out the codon and specify.

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UAG acts as terminator codon thus leads to the termination of polypeptide chain. It does not specify any amino acid.
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