Definitions for codon
ˈkoʊ dɒncodon

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1. codonnoun

   a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid

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1. Codonnoun

   a sequence of three nucleotides in a genome or a DNA or messenger RNA molecule, which specifies the incorporation of one amino acid or is a stop signal, during the biosynthesis of proteins. Codons occur within the protein-coding segments of the DNA or RNA genome of living organisms. The amino acid sequence of proteins synthesized on ribosomes is thus determined by the sequence of the nucleotides in the genome.

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1. codonnoun

   A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis, or translation. Three special codons, called "stop codons," signal protein synthesis to terminate.

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1. codon

   The genetic code is the set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded within genetic material (DNA or RNA sequences of nucleotide triplets, or codons) into proteins. Translation is accomplished by the ribosome, which links proteinogenic amino acids in an order specified by messenger RNA (mRNA), using transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules to carry amino acids and to read the mRNA three nucleotides at a time. The genetic code is highly similar among all organisms and can be expressed in a simple table with 64 entries. The codons specify which amino acid will be added next during protein biosynthesis. With some exceptions, a three-nucleotide codon in a nucleic acid sequence specifies a single amino acid. The vast majority of genes are encoded with a single scheme (see the RNA codon table). That scheme is often referred to as the canonical or standard genetic code, or simply the genetic code, though variant codes (such as in mitochondria) exist.

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1. codon

   A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides in DNA or RNA that codes for a specific amino acid in protein synthesis or indicates the termination of protein synthesis. It is the basic unit of the genetic code.

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1. Codon

   A specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid.

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1. Codon

   A set of three nucleotides in a protein coding sequence that specifies individual amino acids or a termination signal (CODON, TERMINATOR). Most codons are universal, but some organisms do not produce the transfer RNAs (RNA, TRANSFER) complementary to all codons. These codons are referred to as unassigned codons (CODONS, NONSENSE).

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1. no-doc

2. condo

How to pronounce codon?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of codon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of codon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of codon in a Sentence

1. Emanuel Wyler:

   You could imagine reading a text … and every letter is a different font, or every letter is a different size, then the text is much harder to read. And this is basically what we do in codon pair deoptimization.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=codon
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=codon
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Codon
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codon
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=codon