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anticodon
[ an-tee-koh-don, an-tahy- ]
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 ( def ).
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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