degenerate codon

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• Codon usage bias — refers to differences in the frequency of occurrence of synonymous codons in coding DNA. A codon is a series of three nucleotides (triplets) that encodes a specific amino acid residue in a polypeptide chain or for the termination of translation… …   Wikipedia

• degenerate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English degenerat, from Latin degeneratus, past participle of degenerare to degenerate, from de + gener , genus race, kind more at kin Date: 15th century 1. a. having declined or become less specialized (as in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• degenerate — 1. (de jen′er at)To pass to a lower level of mental, physical, or moral state; to fall below the normal or acceptable type or state. 2. (de jen′e rat)Below the normal or acceptable; that which has passed to a lower level. * * * de·gen·er·ate di… …   Medical dictionary

• codon — The coding unit of DNA that specifies the function of the corresponding messenger RNA. A triplet of bases recognized by anticodons on transfer RNA and hence specifying an amino acid to be incorporated into a protein sequence. The code is… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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• List of genetic engineering topics — NOTOC # 3 end 5 end A Acentric chromosome Achondroplasia Active site Adam s Curse Adaptation Adenine Adenosine Adenosine diphosphate Adenovirus ADP Ala Alagille syndrome Albino Alcoholism Alkylating agent Allele Allele frequency Alleles… …   Wikipedia

• de|gen´er|ate|ness — de|gen|er|ate «verb. dih JEHN uh rayt; adjective, noun. dih JEHN uhr iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to grow worse; decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities: »His health degenerated with disease and old age. How the… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|gen´er|ate|ly — de|gen|er|ate «verb. dih JEHN uh rayt; adjective, noun. dih JEHN uhr iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to grow worse; decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities: »His health degenerated with disease and old age. How the… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|gen|er|ate — «verb. dih JEHN uh rayt; adjective, noun. dih JEHN uhr iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to grow worse; decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities: »His health degenerated with disease and old age. How the son degenerates… …   Useful english dictionary

• вырожденные кодоны — Кодоны, которые кодируют одну и ту же аминокислоту [http://www.dunwoodypress.com/148/PDF/Biotech Eng Rus.pdf] Тематики биотехнологии EN degenerate codon …   Справочник технического переводчика

• Genetic code — A series of codons in part of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule. Each codon consists of three nucleotides, usually representing a single amino acid. The nucleotides are abbreviated with the letters A, U, G and C. This is mRNA, which uses U (uracil) …   Wikipedia