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GUG specifies amino acid valine. However, when functioning as initiation codon it specifies

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Methionine

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Valine

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Lysine

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Isoleucine

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Solution

The correct option is A Methionine
GUG codes for Valine &Methionine is coded by AUG (or) GUG if it is the initiator codon.

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