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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D003062
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Preferred Name

Codon

Definitions
A set of three nucleotides in a protein coding sequence that specifies individual amino acids or a termination signal (CODON, TERMINATOR). Most codons are universal, but some organisms do not produce the transfer RNAs (RNA, TRANSFER) complementary to all codons. These codons are referred to as unassigned codons (CODONS, NONSENSE). Any of the codons of an organism's GENETIC CODE that specify an amino acid.
Synonyms
Codons
Sense Codons
Sense Codon
Codons, Sense
Codon, Sense
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