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noun

the biochemical instructions that translate the genetic information present as a linear sequence of nucleotide triplets in messenger RNA into the correct linear sequence of amino acids for the synthesis of a particular peptide chain or protein.Compare codon, translation (def. 9).

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Origin of genetic code

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby genetic code

genethliac, genethlialogy, genetic, genetically modified, genetically modified organism, genetic code, genetic counseling, genetic counselling, genetic disorder, genetic drift, genetic engineering

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How to use genetic code in a sentence

The ability for researchers to track genetic codes around the world in near real-time is crucial to our response.
The rise of the activist developer|Walter Thompson|February 9, 2021|TechCrunch
It’s understandable that sometimes, viruses make copying mistakes in their genetic code along the way—and sometimes, those bugs end up being perks for them instead.
Will the Covid-19 vaccine work on the new variants?|Katherine Ellen Foley|January 24, 2021|Quartz
When they uploaded the genetic code to a public database of images, they saw that Danish researchers had posted matching mutations for three positive cases, meaning the more aggressive version of the virus had begun to move beyond Britain.
Denmark is sequencing all coronavirus samples and has an alarming view of the U.K. variant|Michael Birnbaum, Martin Selsoe Sorensen|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
In the last few years, a handful of researchers—including teams from geneticist George Church’s lab and Salesforce—have shown that protein sequences and genetic codes can be modeled using NLP techniques.
AIs that read sentences are now catching coronavirus mutations|Will Heaven|January 14, 2021|MIT Technology Review

That means that for now, the strains that are better at hopping from one person to another will have the advantage in spreading their genetic code.
The COVID-19 Virus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Vaccines?|Alice Park|January 7, 2021|Time
The genetic material can grow quickly, but are typically riddled with errors or defects.
Design Your Own Dinosaur: The Era of Custom DNA|Justin Jones|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But a 2011 study of genetic evidence from 30 ethnic groups in India disproved this theory.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Based on a true story” is film code for “this may or may not have happened, but almost certainly not in this way.
Wrestler Mark Schultz Hates the ‘Sickening and Insulting Lies’ of ‘Foxcatcher’|Rich Goldstein|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Brazil people color code their underwear according to their needs.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prevalence depends on context, and sometimes unique advantages outweigh the genetic costs.
Mongooses, Meerkats, and Ants, Oh My! Why Some Animals Keep Mating All in the Family|Helen Thompson|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is no part of the present essay to attempt to detail the particulars of a code of social legislation.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The minimum wage law ought to form, in one fashion or another, a part of the code of every community.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Plato, dissatisfied with the laws of his country, wrote out a code of morals and laws which he thought much better.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
The objectors consider it to be a most selfish doctrine without any warrant in the civilised code of morality.
Third class in Indian railways|Mahatma Gandhi
Why is a cankered tie indissoluble, notwithstanding the great maxim adopted by the code, Quicquid ligatur dissolubile est?
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for genetic code

genetic code

noun

biochem the order in which the nitrogenous bases of DNA are arranged in the molecule, which determines the type and amount of protein synthesized in the cell. The four bases are arranged in groups of three in a specific order, each group acting as a unit (codon), which specifies a particular amino acidSee also messenger RNA, transfer RNA

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Scientific definitions for genetic code

genetic code

[ jə-nĕt′ĭk ]

The sequence of nucleotides in DNA and RNA that serve as instructions for synthesizing proteins. The genetic code is based on an alphabet consisting of sixty-four triplets of nucleotides called codons. The order in which codons are strung together determines the order in which the amino acids for which they code are arranged in a protein.

Cultural definitions for genetic code

genetic code

The code that translates the sequence of nucleotides in genes along the DNA strand into the structure of protein, which, through its action as an enzyme, governs one chemical reaction in the cell. A simple mnemonic is “One gene codes for one protein which runs one reaction.”

notes for genetic code

All living things share the same genetic code, a fact that represents strong evidence for evolution. Unraveling the genetic code was one of the great scientific achievements of the twentieth century, and it opened the way to genetic engineering.

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