SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES BDTS 417 : GENETICS IN NUTRITION IA 2
INSTRUCTION: Underline the best answer and fill in the blank spaces where neces
1. Choose the correct statement about the genetic code.

a includes 61 codons for amino acids and 3 stop codons
b. almost universal; exactly the same in most genetic systems
c. three bases per codon
d. some amino acids are coded by multiple codons
e. all of the above
2. Which component of transcribed RNA in eukaryotes is present in the initial transcript
removed before translation occurs?
a. Intron
6.3' Poly A tail
c. Ribosome binding site
d. 5. cap
e. codons coding for the protein to be produced