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What is an anticodon?

A
Paired triplet of bases on messenger RNA
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Unpaired triplet of bases on rRNA
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Paired triplet of bases on rRNA
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An unpaired triplet of bases in an exposed position of tRNA
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The correct option is D An unpaired triplet of bases in an exposed position of tRNA
Anticodon is a sequence of three nucleotides in a region of transfer RNA that recognizes a complementary coding triplet of nulceotides in messenger RNA during translation by the ribosomes in protein biosynthesis.

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