Codon
What Codon means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A sequence on messenger RNA that the ribosome reads during translation, with anticodons on transfer RNA complementary to it.
A group of three bases on mRNA that specifies one amino acid.
Topics that use Codon
- Topic 2: Genes and Health (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Active transport
- Amniocentesis
- Anticodon
- ATP
- Carrier identification
- CFTR gene
- Collagen
- Complementary base pairing
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