anticodon

[ an-tee-koh-don, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn tiˈkoʊ dɒn, ˌæn taɪ- /

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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.Compare codon.

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Origin of anticodon

First recorded in 1960–65; anti- + codon

Words nearby anticodon

anticlockwise, anticlotting, anticly, anticoagulant, anticoagulants, anticodon, anticoincidence, anticolonial, anticolonialism, Anti-Comintern Pact, anti-Communist

Scientific 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.