AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2002

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    Wobble hypothesis was given by:

    A) F.H.C. Crick                        

    B) Nirenberg          

    C)       Holley                  

    D)        Khorana

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Wobble hypothesis was suggested by Crick (1968). According to this the first two bases of codon are important and determine amino acid while the third one may differ without affecting the code. e.g., CCA, CCC, CCG and CCU all are coding for proline amino acid. Similarly CUU, CUC, CLJA and CUG all code for leucine amino add.


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