Question

Assertion (A): One of the properties of genetic code is degeneracy.
Reason (R): Some amino acids can be coded by more than one codon.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
• D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Hint:

Genetic code is degenerate but unambiguous: one amino acid may have multiple codons, but each codon codes only one amino acid.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Degeneracy of the genetic code means that more than one codon can code for the same amino acid, which makes both the assertion and reason true, and the reason is the correct explanation.