Codon Definition

kōdŏn
codons
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.
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Other Word Forms of Codon

Noun

Singular:
codon
Plural:
codons

Origin of Codon

  • cod(e) –on

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Codon Sentence Examples

  • Codon degeneracy Although there are 64 possible triplet codons, there are only 20 different amino acids coded by them.

  • The second mutation introduces a premature stop codon in the mature protein 34.

  • We recommend that gene sequences be numbered so that the first base of the first codon is numbered zero.

  • The coding region begins with the initiation codon, which is normally ATG.

  • The glycoprotein gene has a translation stop codon in the middle of it, preventing the synthesis of the full length protein.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOD

Words Ending With

NONDON

Unscrambles

codon

Words Starting With C and Ending With N

Starts With C & Ends With NStarts With CO & Ends With NStarts With C & Ends With ON

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With C5 Letter Words Ending With N