codon
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Coined in 1962, from 'code' and 'on'.
مثال
- The codon AUG codes for the amino acid methionine.
- Scientists are studying the codon sequences to understand genetic mutations.
- The geneticist explained how a single codon change can lead to a different protein being produced.
ترکیبهای رایج
codon sequence stop codon start codon genetic codon
تعریف انگلیسی
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