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Word: Codon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1960s: from code+ -on
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkəʊdɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.
Short Definition:sequence of three nucleotides which together form unit of genetic code in DNA or RNA molecule
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