anticodon
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an·ti·co·don
(ăn'tē-kō'dŏn, ăn'tī-) 
n.
A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to a corresponding codon in messenger RNA and designates a specific amino acid during protein synthesis.
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A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to a corresponding codon in messenger RNA and designates a specific amino acid during protein synthesis.
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an·ti·co·don
(ăn'tē-kō'dŏn, ăn'tī-)
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A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in tRNA designating a specific amino acid that binds to a corresponding codon in mRNA during protein synthesis.
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anticodon
a triplet of nucleotides in any particular transfer RNA that is complementary to and therefore pairs with a given codon in messenger RNA. The pairing is antiparallel, 5′→3′ in the messenger, 3′→5′ in the anticodon. Thus the anticodon of 5′-ACG-3′ is 3′-UGC-5′. However, to maintain the convention of writing sequences in the 5′→3′ direction, the anticodon is thus written, but with a reverse arrow above:
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| anticoagulate, anticoagulant, anticircular chromatography | |
| anticodon arm, anticooperativity, antidiuretic |
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anticodon
A triplet of nucleotides in transfer RNA that is complementary to the codon in messenger RNA which specifies the amino acid.
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categories related to 'anticodon'
- Genetics, Heredity, and Evolution - anticodon: set of three bases at end of tRNA that fits only with specific codon of mRNA
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