The TGA sequence in sense strand DNA is dignostic of

Start codon

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stop codon

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a 3 UTR

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Solution

The correct option is B stop codon
In DNA, TGA, TAA, TAG serve as the stop codons. Stop codons are the triplet sequences present in DNA and RNA that terminate the process of translation. In RNA, UGA, UAA, UAG is the stop codons. In DNA, U is replaced by T.
So, the correct answer is option B, stop codon.

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