genetic code

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Definition of genetic code in English Turkish dictionary: (Denizbilim) kalıt dizgi; genetik kod; (Biyoloji,Tıp) genetik şifre; (Denizbilim) kalıt-dizgi

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Definition of genetic code in English English dictionary: the set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins; The sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that determines the specific amino acid sequence in the synthesis of proteins. It is the biochemical basis of heredity and nearly universal in all organisms.genetic coding n. the arrangement of genes that controls the way a living thing develops. Sequence of nucleotides in DNA and RNA that determines the amino acid sequence of proteins. A messenger RNA molecule synthesized from the DNA directs the synthesis of the protein. Three adjacent nucleotides constitute a unit known as a codon; each codon codes for a single amino acid. There are 64 possible codons, 61 of which specify the 20 amino acids that make up proteins. Because most of the 20 amino acids are coded for by more than one codon, the code is called degenerate. Once thought to be identical in all forms of life, the genetic code has been found to vary slightly in certain organisms and in the mitochondria of some eukaryotes; the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells; arrangement of genes in a chromosome

genetic code

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ge·net·ic code

cınetîk kōd

/ʤəˈnetək ˈkōd/ /ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈkoʊd/

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