Question

State the condition when the genetic code is said to be degenerate unambiguous and specific third universal

Answer 1

Unambiguous nature - It means that one codon codes for only single amino acid and are specific. Degenerate –coding of some amino acids are done by more than one sets of codon therefore, they are termed asdegenerate.

Answer 2

The gene will fall in the category of the unambiguous nature when only a single code of codon for one amino acid is used.

They are usually specific in nature. Whereas for the universal criteria, the codon sequence is represented with the help of amino acids that are unique in nature for every organism.