Quiz on the Genetic Code

What are codons in the context of the genetic code?

• Sequences of four nucleotides

• Sequences of three nucleotides

• Single nucleotides

• Pairs of nucleotides

Which codon serves as the start codon in eukaryotes?

• AUG

• UAA

• UGA

• UAG

What does the redundancy in the genetic code help to reduce?

• The number of codons

• The impact of mutations

• The length of proteins

• The number of amino acids

How is the mRNA read during translation?

• In pairs of codons

• In overlapping segments

• In a continuous, non-overlapping manner

• In random sequences

Which of the following is NOT a stop codon?

• UGA

• AUG

• UAG

• UAA