Biology A-Level
triplet
What triplet means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of triplet
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A sequence of three DNA bases that codes for a specific amino acid.
Topics that use triplet
- DNA, genes and chromosomes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- alleles
- base sequence
- chromatin
- circular organelle DNA
- crossing over
- degenerate code
- endosymbiotic theory
- functional RNA
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