Two or more codons coding for one amino ...

Two or more codons coding for one amino acid

A

Non-ambiguous

B

Degeneracy of codon

C

Non-overlapping of codon

D

Non-sense codon

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The correct Answer is:

B

Genetic code is degenerative i.e. one amino acid is coded by more than one codon.
For ex : Leucine is coded by 6 codons

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