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Amino acids are specified by more than one codon. Hence the genetic code is

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unambigous

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degenerate

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universal

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initiator

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The correct option is B degenerate
The genetic code is degenerate code, meaning that some amino acids are specified by more than one codon.
For example, proline is represented by four different codons (CCU, CCC, CCA, and CCG). If any one of these codons appears in an mRNA, it will cause proline to be added to the polypeptide chain.

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