Associations to the word «Codon»
Noun
- Coca
- Site
- Virus
- Mapping
- Cholesterol
- Repeat
- Germ
- Nu
- Insert
- Syndrome
- Stem
- Modification
- Excess
- Pol
- Sec
- Reading
- Db
- Climax
- Kinase
- Activation
- Fidelity
- Selection
- Gdp
- Chromatography
- Receptor
- Watson
- Acc
- Expression
- Mouse
- Signal
- Stability
- Nucleus
- Affinity
- Abundance
- Coefficient
- Recruitment
- Region
- Cell
- Motif
- Cation
- Se
- Alteration
- Context
- Sampling
- Val
- Affect
- Variation
- Tract
- Position
- Trigger
- Accuracy
- Anti
- Tag
- Complement
- Variant
- Mechanics
- Tumor
- Pathway
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Wiktionary
CODON, noun. (biochemistry) A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis, or translation. Three special codons, called "stop codons," signal protein synthesis to terminate.
Dictionary definition
CODON, noun. A specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid.
Wise words
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