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The codons causing chain termination (st...

The codons causing chain termination (stop codons) are

A

TAG, TAA, TGA

B

GAT, AAT, AGT

C

AGT, TAG, UGA

D

UAG, UGA, UAA

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The correct Answer is:
D
Stop codons are sequences of DNA and RNA that are needed to stop translation or making of protein there are three RNA stop codons : UAG, UAA and UGA.
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