Question

How do a genetic code, codon and anticodon differ? Where are they located?

Answer 1

Dear Student,

Codon is a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.

An anticodon is a sequence of three nucleotides which form a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, equivalent to a complementary codon in messenger RNA.

when codon are present in sets (a set of three), they make up a genetic code. Like AUG codon codes for methionine.

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