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Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given :
Each codon calls for a specific

A
carbohydrate
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B
polypeptide
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C
amino acid
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protein
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Solution

The correct option is C amino acid
A codon is a triplet sequence of nucleotides that codes for an amino acid or a stop codon during protein synthesis or translation. These codons are sequences of three DNA or RNA nucleotides.
So, the correct option is 'amino acid'.

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