CODON


Meaning of CODON in English

/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 ]

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