What is meant by “redundancy” in gene expression?

(A) all tRNA molecules can carry more than one amino acid
(B) each amino acid can have more than one codon
(C) one codon can code for more than one amino acid incorrect
(D) mRNA is copied twice in the nucleus
(E) none of these are true


Answer: (B) each amino acid can have more than one codon

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