definitions

anticodon

[ an-tee-koh-don, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn tiˈkoʊ dɒn, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun Genetics.

a sequence of three nucleotides in a region of transfer RNA that recognizes a complementary coding triplet of nucleotides in messenger RNA during translation by the ribosomes in protein biosynthesis.

Nearby words

anticlockwise, anticlotting, anticly, anticoagulant, anticoagulants, anticodon, anticoincidence, anticolonial, anticolonialism, anticommutative, anticomplement
Compare codon.

Origin of anticodon

First recorded in 1960–65; anti- + codon
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Medicine definitions for anticodon

anticodon

[ ăn′tē-kō′dŏn, ăn′tī- ]

n.

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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Science definitions for anticodon

anticodon

[ ăn′tē-kō′dŏn, ăn′tī- ]

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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