alleryThe genetic code is described as degenerate because
Amost amino acids are coded by more than one codon
Bcodons are read in pairs
Cstop codons code for amino acids
Devery codon codes for the same amino acid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. most amino acids are coded by more than one codon
1. Of the 64 possible codons, 61 code for 20 amino acids and 3 are stop codons.
2. Therefore many amino acids correspond to two or more synonymous codons.
3. This redundancy in the code is referred to as degeneracy.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII Biology, Ch 4 "Molecular Basis of Inheritance" §4.7_
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