codonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkəʊ.dɒn/us/ˈkoʊ.dɑːn/specializeda set of three nucleotides that together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule
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Genetics
- adenine
- anaphase
- chromosomal
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- double helix
- familial
- gene therapy
- genetic code
- GMO
- heredity
- Human Genome Project
- inheritance
- mutation
- oncogene
- recessive
- ribosome
- sex chromosome
- synapsis
- translocation
- triplet codon
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