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codonIn genetics, a triplet of bases (see base pair) in a molecule of DNA or RNA that directs the placement of a particular amino acid during the process of protein (polypeptide) synthesis. As each of the three positions can be filled by any of the four bases, there are 43 = 64 codons in the genetic code. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The major polymorphisms associated with susceptibility or resistance are located at codons 136 (A or V), 154 (R or H), and 171 (R, Q, of H) (3,4). Biologists have long held that swapping one codon for another doesn't change the resulting protein's structure, as long as both codons instruct the machinery to insert the same amino acid. The sequence of the cloned DNA shows that SeP contains 10 Sec groups encoded by UGA stop codons in the open reading frame of its mRNA (Burk et al. |
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