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Termination codons for protein synthesis are

A

AUU, AUG and GUU

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UGA, UAA and UAG

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C

UAU, UAG and UUA

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AAA, UUU and UGA

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Solution

The correct option is B UGA, UAA and UAG
Terminator codons are UGA, UAA and UAG

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