genetic code
Translation instruction manual
The genetic code is the set of rules by which DNA and RNA sequences translate into proteins.
Each three-letter sequence of nucleotides (a codon) specifies a particular amino acid.
The code is nearly universal across all life forms—the same codons produce the same amino acids in bacteria, plants, and humans.
Scientists cracked the genetic code in the 1960s.
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- adeninePurine nucleobase in DNA
- thymineDNA nitrogen base
cytosine · guanine · base pair · double helix · codon · introns · polymerase · replication
Permanent DNA alteration
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
common ancestor · divergence · fitness · reproductive success · Darwinism · survival · recombination · polymorphism
Guidance on how to proceed
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- programmingWriting software instructions
- informationKnowledge about something
encoding · decoding · master plan · design · specification · recipe
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- adeninePurine nucleobase in DNA
thymine · cytosine · guanine · base pair · double helix · codon · introns · polymerase · replication · RNA
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
phylogeny · common ancestor · divergence · fitness · reproductive success · Darwinism · survival · recombination · polymorphism
instructions
Guidance on how to proceed
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- programmingWriting software instructions
information · encoding · decoding · master plan · design · specification · recipe
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
- dominantHaving superior influence
recessive · pedigree · ancestry · lineage · offspring · family tree · bloodline · hereditary diseases · carrier · Mendelian
- codespassword, binary, DNA, RNA, passcode
- evolutionevolution, natural selection, mutation, adaptation, speciation
- scientific phrasesbig bang, black hole, natural selection, climate change, cell division
- heredityDNA, chromosomes, inheritance, traits, chromosome
- Human Developmentgrowth, heredity, aging, puberty, adolescence
- geneticsDNA, allele, chromosomes, chromosome, mutation
genetic codenurture
Support growth and development
environment · learned behavior · acquired traits · environmental factors · upbringing
genetic codefree will
Autonomous choice capacity
neuroplasticity · adaptability · choice · learning · agency
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