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"Codon" Definition

noun

A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides constituting the genetic code that determines the insertion of a specific amino acid in a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis or the signal to stop protein synthesis.
A specific sequence of three consecutive nucleotides that is part of the genetic code and that specifies a particular amino acid in a protein or starts or stops protein synthesis .
A sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.

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