Khorana first deciphered the triplet codons of:
Correct answer: B. Cysteine and valine
- A. Serine and isoleucine
- B. Cysteine and valine
- C. Tyrosine and tryptophan
- D. Phenylalanine and methionine
Explanation
Har Gobind Khorana used synthetic RNA to decipher codons. He first identified codons for cysteine (UGU, UGC) and valine (GUU, GUC, GUA, GUG).
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