codon 
codon definition
☆ co·don (kō′dän′)
noun
a small group of chemical units, consisting of a sequence of three nucleotides, that codes the incorporation of a specific small group of amino acids into a protein molecule during the synthesis of the protein; codons are present in DNA and RNA
Etymology: cod(e) + -on, as in proton
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