Multiple Choice
Which statement best illustrates the concept that the genetic code is redundant?
A) The codons CCU and CCC both code for the amino acid proline.
B) The codon CAG could code for two different amino acids.
C) The codons CUU and CCU code for different amino acids.
D) In some protists,UAG encodes for glutamine rather than functioning as a stop codon.
E) In nearly all organisms,UUU codes for phenylalanine.
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