anticodon

See also: anticodón and anticódon

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ codon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæntiˈkəʊdɒn/, /ˌæntaɪ-/
  • Hyphenation: an‧ti‧co‧don

Noun

anticodon (plural anticodons)

  1. (genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.

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