BRAINCAKEFeatures of the Genetic Code
The genetic code is information encoded within DNA used by living cells to make proteins.
The genetic code is similar in all organisms.
The genetic code is:
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Key terms in this lesson
- genetic code
- The set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA is translated into the sequence of amino acids in a protein.
- triplet code
- A code in which a sequence of three DNA bases (a triplet) codes for one amino acid.
- degenerate
- A property of the genetic code in which most amino acids are coded for by more than one triplet or codon.
- codon
- A sequence of three bases on mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid or a stop signal.
More in DNA, Genes and Protein Synthesis
- Genes
- The Genetic Code
- Chromosomes
- Homologous Chromosomes
- Alleles
- The Human Karyotype
- Protein Synthesis
- RNA
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