What is an anticodon?

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Anticodon:
It is a trinucleotide sequence that is located at one end of tRNA (transfer RNA), which is complementary to the codon present in the mRNA sequence.
Example: The codon CGA on mRNA sequence codes for amino acid cysteine, and the anticodon on tRNA corresponding to it is UCU anticodon.

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