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Choose the correct option : 1) Six codons do not code for any amino acid 2) Codon is read in m - RNA in a continuous fashion 3) Three codons function as stop codons 4) The initiator codon AUG codes for methionine

A

1, 2 and 4 are wrong

B

1, 2 and 3 are wrong

C

2, 3 and 4 are wrong

D

2 alone is wrong

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