Dr. Khorana prepared an artificial mRNA containing $CUCUCUCUCU$ nucleotides; its translation resulted in the formation of a polypeptide chain bearing alternately arranged . . . . . . and . . . . . . amino acids,respectively.

  • A
    leucine,serine
  • B
    serine,leucine
  • C
    proline,glutamine
  • D
    glutamine and proline

Explore More

Similar Questions

Khorana and his colleagues synthesized an $RNA$ molecule with a repeating sequence of $U$ and $G$ nucleotides. The $RNA$ sequence "$UGU\ GUG\ UGU\ GUG$" produced a tetrapeptide with alternating chains of cysteine and valine. The codons for cysteine and valine are, respectively:

In a $125$ amino acid sequence,if the codon for the $25^{\text{th}}$ amino acid is mutated to $UAA$,then:

First evidence for triplet genetic code was given by . . . . . . .

How many amino acids are encoded by only a single codon?

Which is the initiation codon for protein synthesis in eukaryotes?

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo