In mRNA, three-nucleotide units called codons dictate a particular amino acid. For example, AUG codes for the amino acid methionine (beige).

The DNA codons are identical to the RNA codons, except for the one base thymine (T), which replaces uracil (U) in the RNA codons. The DNA codons and the amino acids they represent are tabulated below: ...

These three-letter combinations are called "codons", the genetic equivalent of words. For example, the codon CCC (three cytosines in a row) corresponds to the amino acid proline, while AAA (three ...

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For example, the codon CCC (three cytosines in a row) corresponds to the amino acid proline, while AAA (three alanines) corresponds to lysine. And some codons act as full-stops, indicating that ...