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AUG is the universal start codon.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was posed to me during an interview.Question is taken from Genetic Code topic in section Gene Expression : Translation of Cytogenetics

Answer» RIGHT option is (B) False

To explain I would say: While there is a common belief of AUG being the universal START codon, mitochondrial ribosomes doesn’t recognize it as so. Also GUG can act as a start codon in some cases undermining AUG.


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