Which one of the following statements is not correct?

  • A
    Cysteine is coded by $UGU$ and $UGC$ codons.
  • B
    Tyrosine is coded by $UAU$ and $UAC$ codons.
  • C
    $UAA$ codon codes for lysine.
  • D
    $UGG$ codon codes for tryptophan.

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