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
A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides constituting the genetic code that specifies the insertion of an amino acid in a specific structural position in a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis
Three bases in a DNA or RNA sequence that specify an amino acid or a termination signal (stop codon) See the Figure at NHGRI See also Central Dogma
A sequence of three DNA bases that codes for a specific amino acid; a "chemical blueprint" for building amino acids from DNA
A sequence of three nucleotide bases that specifies an amino acid or represents a signal to stop or start a function (BIO)
Three letters in a DNA or RNA sequence which tell the cell to use a specific amino acid when building a protein
A three-nucleotide code in mRNA which is specific for a particular amino acid The codon is complementary to an anti-codon in tRNA and interaction between a codon and an anti-codon allows amino acids to be added sequentially to a growing polypeptide chain
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 )
the smallest unit of genetic material that can specify an amino acid residue in the synthesis of a polypeptide chain The codon consists of three adjacent nucleotides
A sequence of three nucleotide bases that specifies an amino acid or represents a signal to stop or start a function
set of three nucleotides on the coding strand of a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) that specify a particular amino acid in a protein
A sequence of three nucleotides on a strand of mRNA that codes for an amino acid
A sequence of three nucleotides on a strand of m-RNA that codes for an amino acid
A sequence of three nucleotides (in a DNA or mRNA), that encodes a specific amino acid to be incorporated into a protein
a specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid
Set of three nucleotides that specify a particular amino acid during protein synthesis
Unit of three nucleotide bases contained in the DNA and mRNA that specifies the information for one of the twenty amino acids; the entire array of codons is known as the genetic code Strings of codons form genes and strings of genes form chromosomes
Three-nucleotide sequence in mRNA that directs the incorporation of a specific amino acid into the protein chain
a section of DNA made up of three nucleotides that either codes for a particular amino acid, or serves the purpose of starting or stopping protein synthesis
A group of three adjacent nucleotides in an mRNA molecule that specifies either one amino acid in a polypeptide chain or the termination of polypeptide synthesis
A section of DNA (three nucleotide pairs in length) or RNA (three nucleotides in length) that codes for a single amino acid A sequence of three RNA or DNA nucleotides that specifies (codes for) either an amino acid or the termination of translation
This is a group of three adjacent nucleotides that encode an amino acid The identity of the encoded amino acid can vary for a particular codon, depending on the genetic code that is in use by an organism
, a sequence of three RNA nucleotides (A, C, G or U) that instruct the synthesis, or translation, of a protein to stop. The three-letter stop codon sequences have been given names: "UAG" is amber, "UGA" is opal, and "UAA" is ochre
Either of two codons, AUG or GUG, that signal the initiation of translation and the first amino acid in a polypeptide chain. Also called chain initiation codon