codon (triplet)

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Introduction

A set of 3 nucleotides (consecutive) in the same strand of DNA or RNA that codes for:*

  • a specific amino acid residue to be incorporated into a protein or peptide
  • serves as a termination sequence

* stores genetic information for

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References

  1. ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
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