Q10 / 200 · MHT CET - Medical 2026 (26 April Shift 1) · Biology
Wobble hypothesis is useful to explain the __________ property of genetic code.
- Auniversality
- Bnon - ambiguity
- Cpolarity
- Correct answerDdegeneracy
Solution
The Wobble hypothesis was proposed by Francis Crick to explain the degeneracy of the genetic code.
According to this hypothesis, the first two bases of a codon form standard Watson-Crick base pairs with the last two bases of the anticodon, while the third base of the codon (the wobble position) can form non-standard base pairs with the first base of the anticodon.
This flexibility allows a single tRNA molecule to recognize and bind to more than one codon, which explains why multiple codons can code for the same amino acid, a property known as degeneracy.
Answer: degeneracy
According to this hypothesis, the first two bases of a codon form standard Watson-Crick base pairs with the last two bases of the anticodon, while the third base of the codon (the wobble position) can form non-standard base pairs with the first base of the anticodon.
This flexibility allows a single tRNA molecule to recognize and bind to more than one codon, which explains why multiple codons can code for the same amino acid, a property known as degeneracy.
Answer: degeneracy
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.