Degenerate code, wobble pairing
The genetic code is degenerate, meaning that multiple codons can encode a single amino acid,…
Genetic Code
Missense, nonsense codons
Mutations in a DNA sequence can produce errors during protein synthesis by leading to missense…
Codon–anticodon relationship
When mRNA is translated into a polypeptide chain during translation, the codons of mRNA base…
Messenger RNA (mRNA)
Messenger RNA or mRNA is a type of RNA that is formed by transcription of…
Initiation and termination codons
Of the 64 possible codons present in the genetic code, three encode stop signals that…
The triplet code
Each three nucleotides (triplet) in the genetic code, known as a codon, encodes a specific…
Central Dogma: DNA → RNA → protein
The central dogma in biology describes the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA…