/koh"don/ , n. Genetics.
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule. Also called coding triplet . Cf. anticodon .
[ 1960-65, Amer.; CODE + -ON 1 ]
/koh"don/ , n. Genetics.
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule. Also called coding triplet . Cf. anticodon .
[ 1960-65, Amer.; CODE + -ON 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012