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Which one represents serine?

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CUU, CUC, CUA and CUG
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UAU, UAC, UGU and UGC
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UCU, UCC, UCA and UCG
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UGU, UGC, UGA and UAG
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GUU, GUC, GCU and GCC
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Solution

The correct option is C UCU, UCC, UCA and UCG
Serine amino acid is coded by UCU, UCC, UCA, UCG, AGU, AGC codons in the DNA. This represents that genetic code is redundant, i.e., one amino acid is coded from more than one codon.
So the correct answer is "UCU, UCC, UCA and UCG".

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