codons
RNA reading frames
Codons are sequences of three nucleotides in DNA or RNA that specify which amino acid gets added during protein synthesis.
Each codon corresponds to one of twenty amino acids or signals the process to stop.
The genetic code—the mapping of codons to amino acids—is nearly universal across all life forms: The codon AUG codes for methionine and also signals where translation begins.
Set of three
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- anticodontRNA's matching triplet
- genetic codeCodon-to-amino-acid mapping rules
- base pairsBonded DNA building blocks
adenine · guanine · cytosine · uracil · thymine · reading frame · open reading frame · degeneracy
Protein synthesis site
- mRNAGene's working copy
- tRNAAmino acid transporter molecule
- amino acidsOrganic compounds forming proteins
- polypeptideAmino acid polymer
protein synthesis · peptidyl transferase · elongation · initiation · termination · methionine · decoding
triplet
Set of three
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- anticodontRNA's matching triplet
- genetic codeCodon-to-amino-acid mapping rules
base pairs · adenine · guanine · cytosine · uracil · thymine · reading frame · open reading frame · degeneracy · synonymous
genetic code
Codon-to-amino-acid mapping rules
- redundancyNeedless duplication
ribosome
Protein synthesis site
- mRNAGene's working copy
- tRNAAmino acid transporter molecule
- amino acidsOrganic compounds forming proteins
polypeptide · protein synthesis · peptidyl transferase · elongation · initiation · termination · methionine · decoding
expression
Conveyed thought or feeling
- gene expressionDNA to functional product
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- GenomicsDNA sequencing, genome sequencing, sequencing, genome, DNA
- RNA biologymRNA, tRNA, anticodon, ribosome, transcription
- Gene Expressiongene expression, gene regulation, enhancers, silencer, operator
- Synthetic Biologysynthetic biology, DNA synthesis, standardized parts, bioengineering, xenobiology
- Transcriptiontranscript, transcriptionist, live transcription, verbatim, dictation
codonsnucleotides
DNA and RNA subunits
bases · monomers · base pairs · genes · chromosomes
codonsamino acids
Organic compounds forming proteins
polypeptides · proteins · tRNA