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anticodon

/ˌæn.tiˈkəʊ.dən/

/ˌæn.tiˈkoʊ.dɑn/

Translations

anticodonnoun

anticodons

/ˌæn.tiˈkəʊ.dən/

/ˌæn.tiˈkoʊ.dɑn/

антикодон

The anticodon is a sequence of three nucleotides in tRNA.

Антикодон - это последовательность из трех нуклеотидов в тРНК.

Synonyms

anticodon triplet

tRNA anticodon

anticodon sequence

anticodonadjective

/ˌæntiˈkəʊdɒn/

/ˌæntiˈkoʊdɑn/

Used attributively in phrases like “anticodon loop”, functioning as an adjective meaning ‘relating to an anticodon’.

Definitions

anticodonnoun

A sequence of three nucleotides in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA, that helps in the translation of genetic information into proteins.

The anticodon of the tRNA pairs with the codon on the mRNA during protein synthesis.

anticodonadjective

Relating to, involving, or characteristic of an anticodon; used before another noun.

The anticodon loop of the tRNA is highly conserved.