| Pronunciation: | | 'kowdân
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[n] a specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid |
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CODON is a 5 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | sequence |
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| | Definition: | | The basic unit of the genetic code, comprising three-nucleotide sequences of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), each of which is translated into one amino acid in protein synthesis. |
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- A group of three nucleotides that specifies addition of one of the 20 amino acids during translation of an mRNA into a polypeptide. Strings of codons form genes and strings of genes form chromosomes. (See Initiation codon, Termination codon)
- a sequence of three bases on the DNA molecule that codes a specific amino acid or other genetic function.
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