In both prokaryotes and eukaryotes the start codon (or initiator codon) is ____, which codes for the

amino acid ____.



a. UGA; proline
b. UUU; phenylalanine
c. AAA; lysine
d. ACG; threonine
e. AUG; methionine


E

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