A codon in mRNA is read in

3’

\to

5’ direction

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\to

6' direction

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5’

\to

3’ direction

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3’

\to

6’ direction

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Solution

The correct option is C 5’ $\to$ 3’ direction
A codon in mRNA is read in 5’ $\to$ 3’ direction.

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Select the incorrect statement(s).

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2. Codon is read in mRNA in a contiguous fashion.

3. Three codons function as stop codons.

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