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True about genetic code

A
AUA codes for methionine in mitochondria
B
UGA codes for selenocysteine
C
AUG codes for initiator codon in mammalian cell
D
AGA & AGG act as chain terminator in mammalian
High-Yield Explanation
UGA is a stop codon, but in special circumstance, it stands for seleno-cysteine the codon AUG both codes for methionine and serves as an initiation site: the first AUG in a mRNA&;s coding region is where translation into protein begins.Ref: DM Vasudevan, 7th edition, page no: 599
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