Translation of "codon" into Portuguese

códon, codão, Tripleto are the top translations of "codon" into Portuguese.

codon noun grammar

(biochemistry) A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis, or translation. Three special codons, called "stop codons," signal protein synthesis to terminate. [..]

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  • códon

    noun

    sequence of three nucleotides [..]

    P53 gene mutation at codon 55.

    Mutação genética no P53 e códon 55.

  • codão

    noun

    One of the groups of three consecutive nucleotides in mRNA, which represent the unit of genetic coding by specifying a particular amino acid during the synthesis of polypeptides in a cell. (source: FAO)

  • Tripleto

    sequence of nucleotide triplets which specify which amino acid will be added next during protein synthesis;codon consists of three nucleotides, usually corresponding to a single amino acid

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Phrases similar to "codon" with translations into Portuguese

  • start codon
    codão de início
  • stop codon
    codão de parada
  • codons
    codão · origem da replicação · sequência génica · sequência nucleica · sequência nucleotídica
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