Anticodon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to a corresponding codon in messenger RNA and designates a specific amino acid during protein synthesis.
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  • n. A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis
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    "Put more plainly, 75% of tested amino acids associate with their anticodon (in some cases, along with their codon) in these studies."
     
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