Which statement best illustrates the concept that the genetic code is redundant?
A) The codons CCU and CCC both code for the amino acid proline.
B) The codon CAG could code for two different amino acids.
C) The codons CUU and CCU code for different amino acids.
D) In some protists,UAG encodes for glutamine rather than functioning as a stop codon.
E) In nearly all organisms,UUU codes for phenylalanine.

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The statement that codons CCU and CCC both code for the same amino acid, proline, shows the redundancy of the genetic code. Different codons can code for the same amino acid, providing redundancy in the code.

Which Statement Best Illustrates the Concept That the Genetic Code