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Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleic Acids > RNA > RNA, Messenger > Codon
... > Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Structures > Genome > Genome Components > Genes > Gene Components > Codon
Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Structures > Genetic Code > Codon

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Codon  

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Entry terms

  • Codons, Sense
  • Sense Codon
  • Sense Codons

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  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics

Scope note

  • A set of three nucleotides in a protein coding sequence that specifies individual amino acids or a termination signal (CODON, TERMINATOR). Most codons are universal, but some organisms do not produce the transfer RNAs (RNA, TRANSFER) complementary to all codons. These codons are referred to as unassigned codons (CODONS, NONSENSE).

History note

  • 91(75); was see under RNA, MESSENGER 1975-90

In other languages

  • kodoni

    Finnish

  • emäskolmikko
  • emästripletti
  • koodisana
  • tripletti
  • Kodon

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003062

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