Meaning & use
Anticodon
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A sequence of three nucleotides on a transfer RNA molecule that pairs with a complementary codon on messenger RNA during protein synthesis.
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The anticodon on the tRNA molecule matched precisely with the codon on the mRNA strand.
A mutation in the anticodon region can disrupt accurate translation of the genetic code.
A note on using this word
Anticodons are essential to translation, the process by which ribosomes read mRNA to assemble proteins.
Words with an opposite meaning
codon
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