anticodon

See also: anticodón and anticódon

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ codon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæntiˈkəʊdɒn/, /ˌæntaɪ-/
• Hyphenation: an‧ti‧co‧don

Noun

anticodon (plural anticodons)

1. (genetics) 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.

Translations

sequence of three nucleotides

• Finnish: antikodoni
• French: anticodon (fr) m
• Maori: pūihokarihi-kōaro
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: anticodão m (Portugal), anticódon m (Brazil)
• Spanish: anticodón m