Q. Khorana first deciphered the triplet codons of
A) serine and isoleucine
B) cysteine and valine
C) tyrosine and tryptophan
D) phenylalanine and methinonine.
Explanation
Khorana synthesised a chain of alternate nucleotide GUGUGUGUGU. He found that it stimulated synthesis of a peptide having alternate valine-cysteine-valine-cysteine.
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