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Explain the dual function of AUG codon. Give the sequence of bases it is transcribed from and its anticodon.

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AUG is the codon which has two main functions:-
 It acts as a start codon.
 It's coded for methionine.
AUG is transcribed from bases TAC (thymine, adenine and cytosine)in DNA. Its anticodon will be UAC.

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