Anticodon Definition
ăntē-kōdŏn, ăntī-
noun
A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to a corresponding codon in messenger RNA and designates a specific amino acid during protein synthesis.
American Heritage Medicine
(genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.
Wiktionary
A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to a corresponding codon in messenger RNA and designates a specific amino acid during protein synthesis.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Anticodon
Noun
Singular:
anticodon
Plural:
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