Degeneracy
Degeneracy simply means that most of the amino acids produced during protein synthesis from DNA is coded by more than one codon. A codon is a sequence of 3 <span>nucleotides that codes for a specific amino acid.
Because more than 1 codon can produce the same amino acid, the chances of having the synthesis of proteins affected by mutations (i.e. point mutations) is decreased. For example, if the codon with the nucleotide series GAA, which codes for the amino acid glutamate, becomes the codon GAG, the codon will still produce glutamate because the code is degenerate. </span>
Answer: Option (C)
Explanation: The rocks at the continental crust are present since a long time, and the oldest rocks so far encountered from the continental crust is approximately 4.4 billion years old.
This has been determined by the Uranium-Lead dating method (Ur₂₃₈-Pb₂₀₆).
Oceanic rocks are estimated to be of very recent age i.e about only 180 million years old.
Answer:
As in the liver, the first step is the removal of the nitrogen from the amino acid. However, muscle lacks the enzymes of the urea cycle, so the nitrogen must be released in a form that can be absorbed by the liver and converted into urea.
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