anticodon

See also: anticodón and anticódon

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ codon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌæntiˈkəʊdɒn/, /ˌæntaɪ-/
Hyphenation: an‧ti‧co‧don

Noun

anticodon (plural anticodons)

(genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.

Translations

sequence of three nucleotides

Finnish: antikodoni
French: anticodon (fr) m
Maori: pūihokarihi-kōaro

Portuguese: anticodão m (Portugal), anticódon m (Brazil)
Spanish: anticodón m

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