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Which one of the following group of codons is called as degenerate codons ?

A

UAA, UAG and UGA

B

GUA, GUG, GCA, GCG and GAA

C

UUC, UUG, CCU, CAA and CUG

D

UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC and CUG

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D
Degeneracy of codons is the redundancy of the genetic code, exhibited as the multiplicity of three base pair combinations that specify an amino acid.
The amino acid leucine is specified by UUA, UUG, CUU, CUC, CUA, CUG codons. (difference in first and third position).
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